@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months 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-square21fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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.com@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglish27•2 months agoDamn, and I had been starting to think ASRock was a pretty solid motherboard maker at this point… Not a good look…
minus-square@lath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish46•2 months 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 FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months 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-square@lath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 months agoFair point. It might be an emergency PR fail, but it does feel quite embarrassing to close the topic blaming the users.
minus-square@CmdrShepard42@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoEspecially when these boards have likely been sealed by AsRock until just moments before having the CPU installed.
minus-squarePrivateNooblinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 months agoLooking on my asrock motherboard with 7600X. Heavy breathings
minus-squarenaticuslinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoLol I’m looking at my new 9800X3D + ASRock build right now. So far so good???
Damn, and I had been starting to think ASRock was a pretty solid motherboard maker at this point… Not a good look…
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.
Looking on my asrock motherboard with 7600X. Heavy breathings
Lol I’m looking at my new 9800X3D + ASRock build right now. So far so good???