Customers are impressed with the processor speed and overall performance of the Core i9-14900K, noting it as a significant upgrade and the best performance experienced. The CPU is also praised for its multitasking capabilities. However, some customers have concerns about the excessive heat generated by the processor and consider the price to be too high.
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Be sure to tune this power hungry beast. I like it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent product
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Excellent, it works very well! I recommend it! I love it
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
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Heat
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Strong Chip
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got the 14900k after my 13900k started to have extreme degradation problems. Its a strong chip if you have the cooling to keep the temps under control.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
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Heat
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
14900K
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great CPU. Runs at advertised speeds, though undervolting is necessary. Even with a 360 AIO and an undervolt applied it will still reach 100C easily in heavy loads. Was reaching 100C in standard AAA titles, but the undervolt brought that down to mid 60s.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Buy is the best
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Amazing such a good product and best but is just the best
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Increased Speed
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Extremely quick gaming performance and processing time.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Just buy it, you know you want to.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Hey, are you looking for an Excuse to hit the proceed to chekckout button? Well here it is. Purchased to finally upgrade my gaming PC, am i satisfied? Yes. Is this CPU is incredibly overpowered for my type of gaming? Also yes. But isn’t this the American way? MORE POWAHH BABY! No more crashes, no more fps drop since my gpu is no long bottlenecked by my puny old generation cpu that was trying to paddle down the river of data with nothing but a spoon. Now it’s more like a 1500hp pontoon boat ready to party and hit the boat launch first. And everyone is invited. 10/10 would recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lifesaver
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Bought a "new" lower-end CPU through another marketplace, and it came open. Thankfully, this was ready for pick-up immediately, and runs much better than my previously burnt out CPU
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Its either really good or really bad
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Didn't explode on me this time. Last time I had one, it had a full meltdown, but the new one I got works fine.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Do research first
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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I bought this for my PC build. Intel has been around for forever and I figured the most updated CPU would make everything easier for the build and gaming.
If you dont stress your pc, this CPU is fine
However, without making any changes out of the box, it will quickly overheat and may give a BSOD.
It was only have I looked up issues and the changes/tweaks needed to optimize the cpu to handle stress that I was able to achieve good and healthy temperatures for it.
If you're looking to purchase this CPU, be aware of its issues. There are many articles and threads about it as well as YouTube videos on it as well. You'll have to make changes in your PC to make it run the most optimal way
Other than that, works as expected
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Top Notch Processor
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Powerful processor; my computer runs so smoothly. Upgrades are possible with this processor.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
50/50 chance of a good processor
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My brother and I purchased these around the same week. Mine works , his is on its way for RMA and possibly a refund. Doing some research online and the first thing that comes up is a 50% failure rate. If you do get one that works , it is very powerful and can handle anything you throw at it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU with its own issues
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this CPU its fast and snappy. Since i do more than just gaming i wanted an Intel CPU. The only issues is that you need to make sure your motherboard is updated to the latest BIOS. Other than that its great. If you will only be gaming then go with the AMD x3d CPUs, but if you will be doing more than that definitely get this CPU
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
BIG JUMP FOR VALORANT FPS
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The results were nothing short of impressive. With the i9-14900K processor, I was able to achieve a staggering 1000 frames per second FPS in Valorant.
The gameplay was silky smooth, with no noticeable lag or stuttering. The processor handled the game's demanding graphics and physics with ease, making it a joy to play. like I was on a pro players gaming setup
Rating: 5/5
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
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Heat
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Quick
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its pretty quick, i was debating on getting the 13900k and just went ahead an got the 14900k. You’ll need a decent cooler since it runs a bit hot, I did some undervolting to keep it stable under high usage. Overall it’s great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Upgrade
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Upgraded my computer- a great product that made my upgrade worth the money
I would recommend this to a friend
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Heat
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Toaster
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Hot Hot Hot! you need bigger PSU, Cooler case etc to handle the heat and toaster oven power needed. very fast
I would recommend this to a friend
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Heat
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Blazingly fast.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This CPU was installed in my daily PC that is used for work and gaming. Having updated from an i5, apps are super responsive. Make sure to have a sufficient CPU cooler as this chip gets hot.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
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Heat
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Hot CPU!
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very fast CPU for gaming or AI applications out of the box, just make sure you get a water cooler because it gets very hot.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU
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Only used for gaming so far but it runs flawlessly.