New processor from RMA ,how to keep it from degrading until microcode update ?

[Robot101010]

Hi all ,as per the title .What is the best way for me to protect/stop degradation of this new processor until the new update ? It is an i7 14700k ,should I run it at PL1 and PL2 220 wats and lower the amps to 250 ? 

[Dubna47k11]

Are you still experiencing instability issue even after RMA? I think the best way to do is to set it into intel default settings while microcode is not officially released apart from that... I think some of the board manufacturer has this update in their websites... Mines work so far no issue before using this rmaed cpu

[Dan0987]

Setting the IA VR Voltage Limit to a reasonable value is probably the best you can do until the microcode is released. For more about this, check out Buildzoid's videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G-Y0yDSfeA

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7TBEiygGNg

[Robot101010]

I have an MSI motherboard atm so I am waiting for them to update the bios to have some of those settings ,thanks for the links .

[Dan0987 · Accepted solution]

In that case, in addition to lowering AC_LL and putting a negative offset, I would also lower the turbo ratio just to be extra safe.