cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNot 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 motherboardswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down17
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkNot 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 motherboardswww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·1 month agoIt might still be. The article does mention that the numbers might be caused by its popularity and that the issue isn’t exclusive to it.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoTrue, but the issue to me is ASRock blaming the entire problem on debris in the socket. https://www.asrock.com/news/index.us.asp?iD=5612 After cleaning and removing debris from the CPU socket
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoFair point. It might be an emergency PR fail, but it does feel quite embarrassing to close the topic blaming the users.
minus-squareCmdrShepard42@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoEspecially when these boards have likely been sealed by AsRock until just moments before having the CPU installed.
It might still be. The article does mention that the numbers might be caused by its popularity and that the issue isn’t exclusive to it.
True, but the issue to me is ASRock blaming the entire problem on debris in the socket.
https://www.asrock.com/news/index.us.asp?iD=5612
Fair point. It might be an emergency PR fail, but it does feel quite embarrassing to close the topic blaming the users.
Especially when these boards have likely been sealed by AsRock until just moments before having the CPU installed.