Question How did I do with this build ?

[PLzCallMeDoc]

Should I have buyer's remorse, or did I do okay? Sad to see my i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU go! Well, not really, but it earned its keep!

ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI D5
INTEL I7-14700K
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 2TB
SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3
NZXT H9 FLOW TG MT ATX
XFX RX9060XT MERCURY OC 16G
ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER III PRO 360RGB
G.SKILL RipJAWS 32G 2X D5 6000 C36 RJ B
Windows 11 Pro
$1,292.91

 

[Lutfij]

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[helper800]

Should I have buyer's remorse, or did I do okay? Sad to see my i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU go! Well, not really, but it earned its keep!

ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI D5
INTEL I7-14700K
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 2TB
SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3
NZXT H9 FLOW TG MT ATX
XFX RX9060XT MERCURY OC 16G
ARCTIC LIQUID FREEZER III PRO 360RGB
G.SKILL RipJAWS 32G 2X D5 6000 C36 RJ B
Windows 11 Pro
$1,292.91

Seems like you did okay:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($308.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z790-AYW WIFI W II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($147.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK Hynix Platinum P41 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H9 Flow (2023) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold UP 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $1457.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-07-14 11:31 EDT-0400

I picked some better parts here and there, but overall not the worst.

 

[geofelt]

The time to ask for opinions is BEFORE you buy.

That said, your build is reasonable.

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

The time to ask for opinions is BEFORE you buy.

That said, your build is reasonable.

You are correct, but I decided Friday morning I wanted to buy. I then wanted to complete my orders before the end of the day to take advantage of pricing on Amazon and elsewhere motivated by "Prime Day".

 

[Flayed]

One thing is certain it will be much faster than your old i7-870 with a 2GB Radeon GPU system.

 

[Aeacus]

Weakest component would be this:

SUPER FLOWER SF750 COMBAT FM 80+G AXT3

Just because it is Super Flower, doesn't instantly mean it is good. That PSU (Combat series), is almost the poorest option (even worse would be Zillion), that you can currently get from Super Flower. And your FG-series is mediocre quality, borderline low quality.

For 2nd opinion about your PSU, look it up from PSU Tier list,
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...JWkc/edit?pli=1&gid=1973454078#gid=1973454078

You'll find it to be Tier B-.
While for a good PSU, i suggest anything from Tier A, like: Seasonic Focus/Vertex/PRIME, Corsair RMx/RMi/HXi/AXi, Super Flower Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium.
Tier A- will do too, while Tier A+ is preferred.

(My 3x PCs are also powered by Seasonic. I have PRIME 650 Titanium (Tier A+), PRIME Ultra 650 Titanium (Tier A+) and Focus PX-550 (Tier A) units. Full specs with pics in my sig.)

Other than the PSU, rest is good/great.

 

[Gururu]

It will fly.

 

[logainofhades]

I would not have bought a 14th gen chip. Not convinced their so called fixes have fixed anything, with regards to chip degradation. Also 0 upgrade path. I would have went AM5.

I would make sure you update to the latest bios, to get the latest microcode updates, for the degradation problem, and set the bios to Intel defaults.

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

Weakest component would be this:

Just because it is Super Flower, doesn't instantly mean it is good. That PSU (Combat series), is almost the poorest option (even worse would be Zillion), that you can currently get from Super Flower. And your FG-series is mediocre quality, borderline low quality.

For 2nd opinion about your PSU, look it up from PSU Tier list,
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...JWkc/edit?pli=1&gid=1973454078#gid=1973454078

You'll find it to be Tier B-.
While for a good PSU, i suggest anything from Tier A, like: Seasonic Focus/Vertex/PRIME, Corsair RMx/RMi/HXi/AXi, Super Flower Leadex Gold/Platinum/Titanium.
Tier A- will do too, while Tier A+ is preferred.

(My 3x PCs are also powered by Seasonic. I have PRIME 650 Titanium (Tier A+), PRIME Ultra 650 Titanium (Tier A+) and Focus PX-550 (Tier A) units. Full specs with pics in my sig.)

Other than the PSU, rest is good/great.

I have yet to plug anything into the PSU so I may just pack it up and exchange. I was thinking a be quiet 850 so I'll go look at the tier list. Thanks!

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

I would not have bought a 14th gen chip. Not convinced their so called fixes have fixed anything, with regards to chip degradation. Also 0 upgrade path. I would have went AM5.

I would make sure you update to the latest bios, to get the latest microcode updates, for the degradation problem, and set the bios to Intel defaults.

Thank you!

 

[Aeacus]

I was thinking a be quiet 850 so I'll go look at the tier list.

As long as the 850W Be Quiet! unit is not Power Zone 2 or System Power 10 Gold, you're good. All other 850W Be Quiet units are Tier A.

 

[PLzCallMeDoc]

As long as the 850W Be Quiet! unit is not Power Zone 2 or System Power 10 Gold, you're good. All other 850W Be Quiet units are Tier A.

I ended up with a Superflower Leadex III 850, and here's why: I won't bore you with the details, but I got it for an even trade! $99.95 I paid for the 750 Combat, and he gave me an even trade!

 

[Aeacus]

I ended up with a Superflower Leadex III 850

👍
Tier A PSU. Will serve you well for easy 10 years.

 

[Dragos Manea]

I would not have bought a 14th gen chip. Not convinced their so called fixes have fixed anything, with regards to chip degradation. Also 0 upgrade path. I would have went AM5.

I would make sure you update to the latest bios, to get the latest microcode updates, for the degradation problem, and set the bios to Intel defaults.

Yes they fixed the issue, independent laboratories including hardwareOC measured the voltage physically with ossciloscopes and the voltages where in the safe range, dont spread missinformation based only on your feeling.

 

[logainofhades]

Yes they fixed the issue, independent laboratories including hardwareOC measured the voltage physically with ossciloscopes and the voltages where in the safe range, dont spread missinformation based only on your feeling.

It is not just a feeling. Jayztwocent's undervolted 14900k still died, and in the same video he had regarding it mentioned Intel was releasing another microcode update.

 

[alceryes]

For 2nd opinion about your PSU, look it up from PSU Tier list,
link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...JWkc/edit?pli=1&gid=1973454078#gid=1973454078

Curious about your list. Is this an offshoot of the Luke Savenije one?
Nice detail!

 

[Dragos Manea]

It is not just a feeling. Jayztwocent's undervolted 14900k still died, and in the same video he had regarding it mentioned Intel was releasing another microcode update.

There will always be products that will fail, also you dont know how he used that cpu previously, especially from an overclocker. You dont know all the details. I agree that is risky and you NEED TO BE SURE YOU ARE ON THE LATEST BIOS for intel motherboards but from what i seen the issue is fixed.

 

[logainofhades]

It was his personal rig for streaming where stability was needed. He has been pro under-volt since at least the 12900k, and complained about the high default voltages from motherboard makers, long before the degradation issue was known.

All of the issues, and how poorly Intel handled them, I am not willing to risk it, and upgrade my 12700k, despite how much I wanted a 14700k.

 

[Aeacus]

Curious about your list. Is this an offshoot of the Luke Savenije one?
Nice detail!

I don't think it is an offshoot, since Luke's list (in PSUCultists site) is biased heavily. Favoring Corsair the most while downplaying Seasonic. And it doesn't include that much in-depth info about each PSUs, like: ATX version, OEM, topology etc.
SPL's list (not my own list) is very detailed in that regard and i've looked it over in-depth and didn't spot any bias towards any of the brands, or downplaying specific brand just because.

Sadly, SPL's list doesn't include all older PSUs, despite some of the PSUs listed are from 2010. E.g it doesn't list Seasonic M12II EVO, that also came out in 2010. Or Seasonic G- and X-series. It would've been interesting to see how those old units would've fared. But that's a little concern, since at current date, no-one should be buying 10+ year old PSU platform regardless.

Overall, SPL's list is the best one i've seen in my years. Best part is, that it is also up-to-the-date. Luke's list is outdated (2 years old) and doesn't include any new releases. While SPL's list does (if there isn't any good reviews of the PSU, you can find the PSU under the Full List tab).

He has been pro under-volt since at least the 12900k, and complained about the high default voltages from motherboard makers, long before the degradation issue was known.

I looked JayZ vid and he stated that, besides undervolting, he is also running 5.7 Ghz OC all-core on his 2nd 14900K.

This makes me wonder, if it was truly just the undervolt that killed the CPU? Or was it due to all-core OC? 🤔 Since we all know that high OC level will kill CPU - fast.

That vid too for parties interested:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFU5CgtOs_U

 

[Dragos Manea]

I don't think it is an offshoot, since Luke's list (in PSUCultists site) is biased heavily. Favoring Corsair the most while downplaying Seasonic. And it doesn't include that much in-depth info about each PSUs, like: ATX version, OEM, topology etc.
SPL's list (not my own list) is very detailed in that regard and i've looked it over in-depth and didn't spot any bias towards any of the brands, or downplaying specific brand just because.

Sadly, SPL's list doesn't include all older PSUs, despite some of the PSUs listed are from 2010. E.g it doesn't list Seasonic M12II EVO, that also came out in 2010. Or Seasonic G- and X-series. It would've been interesting to see how those old units would've fared. But that's a little concern, since at current date, no-one should be buying 10+ year old PSU platform regardless.

Overall, SPL's list is the best one i've seen in my years. Best part is, that it is also up-to-the-date. Luke's list is outdated (2 years old) and doesn't include any new releases. While SPL's list does (if there isn't any good reviews of the PSU, you can find the PSU under the Full List tab).


I looked JayZ vid and he stated that, besides undervolting, he is also running 5.7 Ghz OC all-core on his 2nd 14900K.

This makes me wonder, if it was truly just the undervolt that killed the CPU? Or was it due to all-core OC? 🤔 Since we all know that high OC level will kill CPU - fast.

That vid too for parties interested:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFU5CgtOs_U

I know, i watched the video when it got posted, that is why i said we have no informations about all the details but from what i saw and howq i know Jay, it definitly was not stock config. I have 5 friends with 14700k-14900k since it was lucnhed, no issue at all, i have 7 computer at work all with 14900k since it was lunched and 7 with 13900k right before the lunch of 14900k, no issue what so ever after the bio update, until then yes, almost all has staibility issues but after the bio updates everything was perfect and still is, you;re gonna say i am an intel fanboy, no all my friends who asked me to build a pc recently i recomended and go with 3D from AMD, either 5800 or 5950 (for upgrades mostly, already had an am4 board), 7800 or 9800 depending on the budget.

 

[CyberFlash]

I like everything in your build except for that processor. Should have gone with an AMD one like the Ryzen 5 7600X or the 7800X3D. Anyway, enjoy!

 

[helper800]

I know, i watched the video when it got posted, that is why i said we have no informations about all the details but from what i saw and howq i know Jay, it definitly was not stock config. I have 5 friends with 14700k-14900k since it was lucnhed, no issue at all, i have 7 computer at work all with 14900k since it was lunched and 7 with 13900k right before the lunch of 14900k, no issue what so ever after the bio update, until then yes, almost all has staibility issues but after the bio updates everything was perfect and still is, you;re gonna say i am an intel fanboy, no all my friends who asked me to build a pc recently i recomended and go with 3D from AMD, either 5800 or 5950 (for upgrades mostly, already had an am4 board), 7800 or 9800 depending on the budget.

If we are going off personal experience, I can say among 11 friends I have, 5 of them had CTDs and BSODs even with the latest and greatest BIOS updates from ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI. Nothing solved their issues except an RMA to Intel. None of them were OCing their CPUs, nor were they overvolting. Two of them were on DDR4 RAM with XMP of 3200 and 3600 kits, and the other three were on DDR5 kits at 6000, 6400, and 7200.

OEM work PCs almost never push CPUs through the motherboard BIOS hard on "stock" settings like 3rd party boards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, et cetera. That may be why all of the work PCs are more or less fine.