No More Intel Core i9 14900K CPUs For Replacement Left, Hong Kong Distributor Provides Refund Instead

No More Intel Core i9 14900K CPUs For Replacement Left, Hong Kong Distributor Provides Refund Instead

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No More Intel Core i9 14900K CPUs For Replacement Left, Hong Kong Distributor Provides Refund Instead
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Synnex in Hong Kong is issuing refunds for the Intel Core i9 14900K CPU for its customers as the distributor has run out of chips.

Things are getting out of control as the instability issue has left users with no other choice than to opt for other alternatives. The issue, which has existed for over a year has damaged countless high-end Raptor Lake and its Refresh CPUs. Even though Intel has already released the microcode to fix the issue & promised to offer RMA, not every distributor can process it as they are out of sufficient chips.

The recent example is that of Hong Kong's Synnex, which is one of the biggest distributors of Intel chips. As reported by HKEPC, Synnex is issuing a refund of HK$4,200 to users as they aren't able to repair the damaged Core i9 14900K CPUs. As an irreparable chip demands replacement, Synnex is instead offering a refund as they are out of the i9 14900K CPUs.

**"SYNNEX Technology International << Repair Notice >> Repair order number: MTMK402921 INTEL CORE I9-14900K. Since your item cannot be repaired, we are arranging a refund of HK$4,200. If the customer agrees to the refund, please provide the relevant bank account details, including (Payee's name / Bank name / Account number), so that our accounting department can process the transfer. For inquiries, please contact 39442347."**

via HKEPC

The HK$4,200 is roughly equivalent to US$538, which is a bit less than the official MSRP of the Intel Core i9 14900K CPU. Nonetheless, refunds aren't always 100% after a particular period of usage but this shows that users with i9 14900K may be in trouble if they get their chips deteriorated, at least for Hong Kong users. It looks like the Core i9 14900K is not abundantly available everywhere and with a lot of RMA processes going on, the shortage will increase even further.

One of the customers who applied for the RMA on September 4 said that he was mentally prepared that it could take over a month for the repair or replacement as he was aware of what was going on with these chips. He had to accept the refund at last as he had given up and sold the remaining components to his friend.

He is now planning to go with the Ryzen 9 9950X processor and AM5 platform to build a new computer. He is not the only user who had to switch to AMD since many users and even game developers had to switch to AMD due to this annoying instability issue. Not only did some of them see a 50% failure rate but what follows is the worse. The CPUs are permanently deteriorated due to overvoltage which Intel calls 'Vmin Stability' issue in context with 13th and 14th gen processors.

It looks like users who are planning to build a new computer will have to either go with AMD or wait for the Intel Arrow Lake S processors, which are delayed to launch on the 24th of October. Thankfully, according to Intel, Arrow Lake processors won't be having this instability issue.

News Source: HKEPC

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