After multiple reports of dead Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on ASRock 800 series motherboards, Ryzen 9 9950X3D sees a similar fate.
Redditor Reports Ryzen 9950X3D CPU Failure on ASRock Pro RS X870 But No Visible Signs of Damage Appeared
Very recently, ASRock shared its investigation report with users, stating that its motherboards didn't apparently cause any damage to the processors, but it could be debris, which was the main culprit in one of such cases. However, one cannot deny that the processor actually had physical damage, which was a clear sign of burn.
These cases were mostly related to Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the largest number of cases emerged from ASRock motherboard owners. Even though ASRock claims to have mitigated the issue by releasing a BIOS update previously, such reports are still emerging and this time, it's the flagship AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. This might seem like the first case of 9950X3D failure, but apparently, it's not. We will talk about that one later, but this one seems more interesting for a few reasons.
The Redditor u/iksdeasdf posted that his Ryzen 9 9950X3D died within 9 days of usage on the ASRock Pro RX X870 motherboard. As per his claims, he ran the latest BIOS 3.20 and used the Kingston FURY 64 GB RAM Kit at 6000 MT. The problem appeared unexpectedly and suddenly. The user didn't claim that he turned on other manual overclocking for CPU but said that his PC suddenly froze and wouldn't boot anymore.
What's interesting is that his CPU didn't show any damage signs, but it is likely the CPU died and not the motherboard because the user did try turning on the system by installing his CPU on another motherboard from a different vendor, but that also didn't work. As per his claims, there was no explosion, no burn marks, or no signs of damage to the socket either. In case you are wondering if his CPU was running hot, he confirmed that the temperature was fine as well.
Since his seller offers a 14-day return window, he was able to send it back to the seller without having to delve into the RMA process, which is quite tedious. Going back to what was apparently the first case of a 9950X3D failure, it wasn't on an ASRock motherboard but on the ASUS X870E Crosshair and apparently, it died the same way, silently, leaving no signs of physical damage. The motherboard was working with 9600X though, and therefore, there seems to be something off with 9000X3D processors, at least in these two cases.
