Recently got the 14900K from Amazon, and I’m facing some issues with RAM overclocking on my ASUS Prime Z790-P. Before upgrading from my i5-13600KF, I had my RAM running smoothly at 7200MHz with just 1.38V and 1.38VDDQ. However, my new 14900K struggles to handle 7200MHz, even at 1.45V and 1.45VDDQ. After running OCCT stress tests for about 1-2 minutes, my PC freezes, and I get a (41) kernel error. Is this normal, or should my 14900K be capable of running 8000MHz RAM without issues? Looking for advice and insights here!
To achieve 6GHz, you’ll require a substantial amount of power. I assume the balanced mode is there to prevent this. If you want to run at 6GHz, you’ll need to accept that your PC will consume more power. If that’s not what you want, then don’t use the performance mode.