I built my shiny new hack around an i9-14900K, which not only has the reboot issue (in spite of not overclocking), but per Intel's latest is permanently damaged, and therefore needs to be RMA'ed.
I'm so thoroughly disgusted by this whole experience that I'm considering two options at this point:
- Buying a i9-12900K and trying to sell the 14900K after I RMA it
- Giving up on Intel altogether and going with the AMD 7800X3D I would have purchased in the first place if I hadn't wanted to get the best possible performance out of the hack.
From what I've read, the AMD CPU hacks will get worse performance due to needing additional layers between the hardware and the OS vs. the equivalent Intel chip. Is my understanding correct? If so, how much worse?
I use the MacOS side for day-to-day, and some light gaming, and want a powerhouse rig for windows gaming when the mood strikes. I do some computationally intensive work on the Mac, and (when it's not rebooting) the 14900 has definitely been a boost to my productivity on those tasks.
Bonus question, any good suggestions on AM5 motherboards that have most/all parts hack compatible?
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