Unless you do thread heavy work, the extra Ecores are useless, the current 8 are enough to run Windows and any background stuff when gaming. Shop could just be trying to clear stock of 14gen with the crash in demand and also Lunarlake coming in a month or 2. Also it sometimes can happen that Intel itself will replace your 13gen with a current 14gen if they no longer produce them so you might get a free upgrade anyways.

I RMA'd both my 13700K and my MSI Z790 Carbon Wifi. CPU was showing symptoms of completely different errors that I've never seen before, and I've been building systems for years. Multiple BSOD's with different stop codes, ranging from memory erros to PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. It was frustrating and annoying as heck to troubleshoot.

Since it's still within warranty, might as well claim it. I did ahead and went with an AMD system for the time being, and since then I have never experience weird issues other than the slow boot times which I got used to pretty quick.

I guess I was one of the unlucky ones with the bad batch of 13th Gen Intel CPUs.

Thank you for that valuable info. That's the thing, I won't know if it's old stock or not. But then again, it's an upgrade. Not a bad offer from the shop, so to speak haha. I do stream sometimes and I'm running my system with 3 monitors (2 ultrawides and one main gaming monitor. I like the real-estate for my tasks and easier to multitask.)

I'll let the shop know later. To speak frankly, I got lucky that the shop even decided to offer me this haha

Thank you for your response! I may need to upgrade my cooling for it. Got a ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240, running with a Z790 Carbon Wifi from MSI.

I'll let the shop know then. Seems like a reasonable offer honestly. And an upgrade for my system haha

Thank you for your response! I may need to upgrade my cooling for it. Got a ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240, running with a Z790 Carbon Wifi from MSI.

I'll let the shop know then. Seems like a reasonable offer honestly. And an upgrade for my system haha

240 is not sufficient for 14700K. You'll need 360 to keep it happier.

Get Lian Li Galahad II 360 performance. You don't need to modify LGA 1700 mounting. Liquid Freezer II requires you to modify the mounting hardware. Check your PC case for 360mm support though.

Overpriced. Thermalright Aqua Elite or ID Cool DX360 Max for only half the price of that.

Didn't know it available here already.

this system do u OC  before get this error frequently ?

Well as I understand your not getting this upgrade for free, you have to topup RM180 am rite? But since you see the need for extra Ecores then yeah why not? Its the last of LGA1700 might as well get the last gen.

For 14700K you need at least 360 AIO or better 420 AIO. 240mm aint gonna cut it, CPU will still thermal throttle when you go full on.

240 is not sufficient for 14700K. You'll need 360 to keep it happier.

Get Lian Li Galahad II 360 performance. You don't need to modify LGA 1700 mounting. Liquid Freezer II requires you to modify the mounting hardware. Check your PC case for 360mm support though.
https://shopee.com.my/LIAN-LI-GALAHAD-II-TR...54-1773b0838054

No, never really OC'd it. Kept it stock settings all the way, except XMP and LLC mode to 9. It was working for a year with no issues, then random BSODs happened around June.

Hmm, thanks for the suggestion. I do intend to replace my case with a bigger one. Using a CM H500 atm. I saw Antec releasing a new case soon and it looked like just what I needed.

Do you recommend the Liquid Freezer III by any chance? Saw the reviews and their okay with the price point. New mounting hardware, but I don't mind messing with it.

Hmm, thanks for the suggestion. I do intend to replace my case with a bigger one. Using a CM H500 atm. I saw Antec releasing a new case soon and it looked like just what I needed.

Do you recommend the Liquid Freezer III by any chance? Saw the reviews and their okay with the price point. New mounting hardware, but I don't mind messing with it.

I do agree, but from my experience with the 13700K, it peaks around 80c - 90c, which is probably not ideal but it's under stress during streaming + everything else I run in the background. Worked well for a year, then my CPU kicked the bucket sometime in June.

I also have that Thermalright Socket mount thing, so it wouldn't bend the board and socket. Room temps around 24c in ambient, so it's not that bad. But yeah, I need a 360 AIO at some point.

But 'in stock' your letting mobo to run at above Extreme profile which pushes more volts than Intel spec. Thats what prolly killing it. Once you have brand new CPU, disable all mobo OC/Enhancement/etc settings and manually set the parameters.
At 1st I wouldnt suggest it as it requires removing ILM (ie potential void warranty), but since you done so ady then why not. Its a chart topper performance but imho in Msia not cheapish either.

Its actually III. Typo. Modifying mounting hardware could potentially void warranty. Just make sure you reinstall the original before sending it for warranty if anything happens. If you are fine with the drawbacks, go for it. Better than Galahad II according to Gamers Nexus. Unless noise isn't a problem, Galahad II is better.

maybe u task make it draw more power heat n watt make it degradation faster

i never make it more than 80c above

Yeah, didn't find that out until way down the line. Bought the CPU in September 2023, combo with the motherboard. It was a decent deal back then. The ILM mechanism was easy to take out and put back in. Just need to be in the correct orientation before sending it for warranty haha. And the contact frame helped with the mounting of my cooler and CPU.

I swear if Intel likes running at "stock" and keep pushing the voltages, it's a nightmare for the average users to see what's wrong with their system.

Anyway, I've accepted the upgrade and will update the BIOS when it arrives.

Probably you have a good flowing case and better ambient temps. I never had this much issue with Intel 9th Gen. And that still runs to this day.