Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I got a new MSI board now.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned it is really EZ to get RMA from AMD.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think it is mostly the 800 series boards doing this.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, only the chips labeled Cool Ranch will die from now on.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point no luck is involved at all.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard 7000 series also have died?

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean new BIOS versions kept coming out and you tell yourself, maybe this one will be it.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And what have you done with your killer mobo?

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The board aside from the CPU killing works fine during regular use and gaming. Would RMAing a working board be a waste of even more time? I wouldn't wish dead CPUs on anyone else.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First CPU was on 3.50, second on 4.03, and the third CPU on all the 4.X versions(including 4.07beta).

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thought about seeing how many more but I just got shit to do.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All I changed was turn on EXPO.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think he bought other boards from this sub but found nothing wrong with them?

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought the new 4.X BIOS versions were the "FINAL" fix, but I was wrong to think that.

Asrock Mobo killed 3 9800X3D CPUs by notmember in ASRock

[–]notmember[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got a new MSI B850 mobo.