I'm gearing up to buy several new computers soon, specifically opting for the Optiplex SFF 7020 with 65 watt i5 14th gen CPUs. These machines need to last us over six years, so I'm curious—do people generally trust Intel's 14th generation processors at this point? Have any issues come up that I should be concerned about?
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I’ve had a fair few Lenovo machines with the 14th gens and luckily, we haven't seen any problems. The earlier models had issues, but ours were all after the fixes were implemented.
From what I've seen, the i5s should be solid. Most of the issues people have mentioned were with the i7 and i9 models. We’ve had several i7 13700s in our systems, and they’ve been running just fine. Although, a few i5s did get affected as per Dell's updates—definitely check their list on this.
Yeah, a lot of the i5 issues seem to stem from i9s and i7s having some defects and the problematic parts were turned off. So it might not be as bad as it seems.
Post microcode updates, they should be worth the investment. Just keep an eye on any potential issues; software fixes could sort them out.
As far as the power-related issues go, it looks like those are resolved now with BIOS updates. Plus, Intel is rolling out microcode updates that are boosting performance, so that gives a little peace of mind.
Absolutely, they seem pretty confident it's sorted. I wouldn’t worry too much if you're upgrading.
Honestly, with the problems that Intel faced in the last couple of generations, I’d be wary. I've seen a lot of businesses switching to AMD, especially for laptops. Intel has some good reliability, but with the 14th gen, I’ve encountered several failures myself with their i9 series.
Totally get that; I wouldn’t trust anything past 13th gen right now either. Just too many problems.
If you're set on Intel, it shouldn’t be a huge gamble—but 6+ years is pushing it for these models. I feel like most companies replace their systems every five years at most. Just keep an eye on how they hold up, especially under load.
For real, we used to deploy older models, and now the reliability isn't what it used to be. I’m leaning towards AMD for the next purchase.
Real talk, though—what if something does go wrong? Switching to AMD is tempting since they’ve been more reliable lately.