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The Intel warranty in unfortunately not advanced replacement, so I would be without my CPU for an indeterminate amount of time while they give it a think. The issue with the 7950X is that it isn't faster on my workload than an i9-14900K, even one that has been detuned to work correctly.

The "issues" with the 9000 seem to be contained to MS Windows, an operating system I haven't used since the 1990s.

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And with the stories about how RMAs are going with Intel right now, I definitely wouldn't willingly walk into that situation even if I could stomach the down time. From the outside looking in, it seems like Intel doesn't have the resources to RMA all of these CPUs and are throwing up roadblocks to either slow down or stop the bleeding. I'd expect retail purchases to get the most screwed in that situation since Intel will want to make their larger customers right first.

1. Buy new 14900 from a brick-and-mortar 2. RMA your current CPU 3. Wait until the replacement arrives 4. Return the sealed replacement unit to the store 5. ??? 6. Profit

Unless your brick and mortar checks serial numbers on returned items to protect itself against exchanging a new part for a refurbished or used one. Which I've seen more than once.

Actually great plan. I like what you got.

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