Not just crumbs in the CPU socket: Over 100 AMD 9800X3D chips are now reported to have gone pop and the most by far have died in ASRock motherboards
To be more specific, at one recent count on Reddit, 98 9800X3Ds are reported to have expired in ASRock motherboards. But ...
AMD responds to Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU failures, blames memory compatibility issues
This week saw a Redditor compile a list of 108 Reddit posts involving a Ryzen 7 9800X3D that died, along with 12 other Ryzen 9000-series chips ...
Some Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are dying unexpectedly, mostly on Asrock motherboards – is user error to blame?
Reddit user natty_overlord compiled a list of all 108 Reddit posts involving a Ryzen 7 9800X3D that died. The chips passed ...
AMD says the problem with Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips failing to boot is down to memory compatibility issues and not actually dead CPUs
Day 97 (or something like that), the saga of the imploding AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs continues. Yesterday, we reported on a ...
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Ryzen 7 9800X3D bricking fixed
BIOS update sorts it AMD claims to have fixed a bricking problem with its Ryzen 7 9800X3D with a bios update. As we reported earlier, stories have been circling since February, with different ...
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AMD breaks silence on over 100 dead Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs
AMD addresses the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU boot failure issue after prolonged silence. Memory compatibility is cited as a possible ...
Some of AMD’s best CPUs are breaking down, and there’s one common problem
A Reddit user experienced a concerning problem with AMD's best CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. The chip seems fried, and the PC won ...
AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips are tapping out too soon
AMD just announced over a dozen new laptop CPUs, which will appear in over 150 new laptops being announced at CES 2025 and later this year, including a new 3D V-Cache chip for gaming laptops and some ...
AMD blames failing Ryzen 9000 chips on memory issues
After over 100 reports of damaged CPUs, AMD and ASRock blame memory timing and claim it's been fixed in BIOS. Dead CPUs say ...
Burned AMD Ryzen 9800X3D motherboard just needed a clean, says ASRock
ASRock says it's taking incidents of broken 9800X3D systems seriously, and has issued new BIOS updates for its Socket AM5 ...
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ASRock Blames Dead AMD Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs on Socket Debris
ASRock claims that the reason some owners of its 800-series motherboards have found their new PCs unable to boot, or even ...
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Another AMD 9950X3D CPU Died, Putting More Pressure on ASRock to Come Up With a Fix
Even if that proves not to be the case, ASRock's reputation is already taking a hit, and previous customers may not return.