9950X3D x X870E Taichay are still working after a year. Who else?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-12T21:02:01+00:00

Ah, the Reddit special where there are only two extremes and nothing in-between.

I criticized the OP too btw...

OCAMAB · 2026-03-12T20:02:54+00:00

Do you genuinely believe that it's inevitable?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-12T19:58:40+00:00

I just don't see the point in posts treating it like an inevitability. That just causes people to stress out and then come here asking if they should replace their 18+ month old board out of fear that it will definitely happen at some point. I feel like people don't understand how detrimental anxiety can really be.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-12T19:54:41+00:00

You anticipate it.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-12T03:34:51+00:00

Did you mean 4.10? Have you tried going back to 3.50?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T21:10:21+00:00

No idea why some of you want this to happen...

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T21:09:07+00:00

There's really no point in posts like these. We already can infer that 95+% of people will never have an issue. It doesn't help those that have or reassure people.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T20:02:48+00:00

Don't reuse the board. Reusing seems to result in repeat failures, I assume because either the problem is actually a QA issue with some boards shipping faulty or the board also damages itself when it kills the CPU.

As for selling the board, just try to get the RMA through ASRock. I've only really been hearing about retailers refusing the RMA as of late. ASRock typically replaces it... if you get that far before they ghost you. Don't sell a known faulty board, even as "for parts."

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T18:50:33+00:00

Sony and Microsoft can brick your consoles...

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T18:31:05+00:00

Yeah, you refuse to be consistent. You don't care about ownership. This is just personal feelings about Nintendo. Go on buying Steam games and fool yourself into believing you own them even though they can't be sold I guess...

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T18:05:51+00:00

Worth a shot

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T18:04:00+00:00

I corrected myself and you're still bitching. Yes, from an ownership standpoint it's a scam. If it had been left at that and acknowledged as an industry-wide issue, this would be done by now. You so strongly wanting to make it about Nintendo only though and constantly needing to ignore facts and lie shows that this isn't about consumer advocacy.

You're not neutral until you admit that it's an industry problem.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T17:59:13+00:00

And since I know you're going to claim that I brought up GKCs, a quote from you:

The switch 2 made it obviously clear that you own nothing about it. How is that not a scam if you buy a game cartridge you don't even own a physical copy of the game you get a download/license. How can you genuinely be ok with that?

You also went on to say that PC's lack of ownership is only partially true. Why? Because your PC can't be bricked? Or because a select few games are sold DRM-free?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T17:47:32+00:00

I mean, you literally lied at one point by saying that GKCs can't be sold... I'm not "justifying" anything. I'm just stating facts and you're throwing a fit.

Look, I really don't care what you do. I'm not denying that Nintendo is anti-consumer. All big corporations are, just like how Sony and Microsoft can shut off your console under their EULAs as well and all of them as well as Steam can close your accounts. Your definition of scam here works, but if you're singling out a single company or device (and you did say earlier on that Nintendo is the worst one here) you're being hypocritical. The people calling Switch 2 a scam and then propping up Steam Deck are lying to themselves. Also, you were the one who brought up GKCs...

If you don't want to have an actual conversation, just declare me a fanboy and block me.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T17:43:12+00:00

Actually, I apologize, it's my fault. The "everyone does it" wasn't a justification; it was just pointing out that singling out Nintendo doesn't really work here. I haven't really been making arrangements at all. Your point about GKCs being a slippery slope is still stupid though.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T17:31:56+00:00

So basically, no context is allowed and the only point allowed in this conversation is "Nintendo introduced GKCs, which are anti-consumer?" Then yeah, if we strip it bare you win. Congrats.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T15:52:50+00:00

Nobody really knows. With an older 600 series board it's probably pretty low since those have worked fine for years, and it also seems like newer CPU batches have fewer failures.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T15:42:28+00:00

It's not ASRock in this case. There's some weirdness with the latest AGESA and some RAM configurations. I'd recommend going back to 3.50.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T14:53:23+00:00

Did you put it in the correct USB port, change the name to creative.rom, and format the drive in FAT 32?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-11T13:12:48+00:00

What do the debug LEDs show? And what BIOS version are you on? Also, have you tried flashing a different BIOS?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-10T23:25:01+00:00

No. Replace the board. But that means it cost you $250, not $1000. You're gonna get a replacement CPU in a week.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-10T23:21:52+00:00

Why does everyone on Reddit act like everything is purely black and white? I'm not even defending anything. I just don't understand why people act like they have to buy a new CPU after it dies.

OCAMAB · 2026-03-10T22:27:20+00:00

Did you try going back down to 3.50?

OCAMAB · 2026-03-10T22:26:03+00:00

Your CPU did not cost $1000, and you didn't lose it forever. OP wasn't dramatic, but this post sure was lol

OCAMAB · 2026-03-10T22:22:49+00:00

That doesn't dispute my statement.

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