ASUS hardware just fried three high-end processors within a single day. Reports indicate that Ryzen 9800X3D chips continue dying on specific motherboards. Two incidents involved X870E models, while a third occurred on a B850 chipset. ASRock currently leads the statistics for destroying these CPUs, but this rival manufacturer seems determined to close the gap rapidly.
One victim named TransitionEffective9 initially suspected a dead mainboard. Swapping power supplies failed to fix the issue. Removing the processor revealed scorch marks on the silicon surface. Putting an older 7800X3D into the ROG Crosshair X870 Hero resulted in failure, confirming the board killed everything plugged into the socket.
A second user, called LexiSQ, experienced a similar disaster with a ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming. The computer simply rebooted and displayed error code 00. That machine functioned perfectly for months before sudden death struck. The owner mentioned bent pins might have played a role, though problems appeared much later.
The final report came from JGDraco regarding a TUF B850M-Plus WiFi. That rig ran without drama for two months before failing to post. Inspection verified the chip had perished. These failures suggest a growing pattern among specific chipsets, causing expensive hardware to brick itself unexpectedly.
One victim named TransitionEffective9 initially suspected a dead mainboard. Swapping power supplies failed to fix the issue. Removing the processor revealed scorch marks on the silicon surface. Putting an older 7800X3D into the ROG Crosshair X870 Hero resulted in failure, confirming the board killed everything plugged into the socket.
A second user, called LexiSQ, experienced a similar disaster with a ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming. The computer simply rebooted and displayed error code 00. That machine functioned perfectly for months before sudden death struck. The owner mentioned bent pins might have played a role, though problems appeared much later.
The final report came from JGDraco regarding a TUF B850M-Plus WiFi. That rig ran without drama for two months before failing to post. Inspection verified the chip had perished. These failures suggest a growing pattern among specific chipsets, causing expensive hardware to brick itself unexpectedly.
