Perhaps...I immediately RMAd it to msi free of charge with shipping also covered...then I will return it once again to b&h. They should have been able to do that directly without me involved on a new item.
So I'm on the phone with MSI to RMA it and they required the serial number off the mobo. I opened up the packaging and the CPU plastic protector was flapping in the wind because B&H service tech did not latch it back down....Real Quality Service there B&H.
I took some photos of the "bent pin"...
Lets be clear: The problems of the 14900k with voltage, thermals, etc, etc have NOTHING to do with B&H's bullshit bent pin accusation.
I returned the 14900k because it sucks ass compared to my second rig which has a 7950x3d.
The 14900k platform is a finicky bitch that you constantly have to...
Uhh no...all instability issues I had are because the 14900k is a huge gapin POS of a chip.
The problems with the 14900k are well documented all over the internet at this point.
After two weeks with it I was tired of having to dick dance bios settings with ecores, hyperthreading, volting...
I've never had a problem with them ever...they have been one of my favorite retailers.
I've spoken with MSI and they said b&h could have returned defective item to them for replacement and no reason to force me into rma of brand new mobo of which I would then have to resell since it would be...
I did use the socket lid and if the pins were damaged by me it would be due to the socket lid as it's a common issue for the lids to bend pins if not 100% in place when closing catch. I cannot say 100% this did not happen because anything is possible....same as it's 100% possible b&h is full of...
Yea but this was not an rma. I'm already qued in to document for RMAs. This situation was me buying a brand new14900k cpu, mobo and ram and trying it out for two weeks....I didn't like the cpu so sent it all back for refund.
Its a bullshit thing, petty and annoying....especially after having such a terrible time with that 14900k, man what a pos that CPU platform is in comparison to my 7950x3d rig.
Its possible some pins bent when I closed the protective plastic cover, but its also possible it got damaged during...
I bought a 14900k, MSI mobo and Ram from B&H three weeks ago....and it sat unused for a week until my Hyte Thicc 60 cooler came.
Could not get the system stable no matter what I tried...always something, nothing but headaches....gave me flash backs to 2007 overheating intel builds.
I've been...
Look, return or sell that intel stuff and get yourself a 7800x3d setup. Its a no brainer, practically bullet proof and runs every game with zero drama.
I have a 7950x3d rig and tried the 14900k in my backup rig and it was nothing but problems compared to the AMD rig.
Intel really dropped the...