cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-square17fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down15
arrow-up1163arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·4 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 Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 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-squarelath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoFair point. It might be an emergency PR fail, but it does feel quite embarrassing to close the topic blaming the users.
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.