A Ryzen 9 9950X3D Suffered Catastrophic Failure After Working For Just An Hour In An X670 Motherboard; User Says Selecting A RAM Setting In BIOS Triggered Code

An ASUS CROSSHAIR X670E Hero has become the center of controversy because a user decided to get more gaming and compute performance by swapping out his older Ryzen 5 8500G with the exceptionally powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Unfortunately, instead of booting into Windows 11, the system wouldn't boot. After further investigation, it was revealed that the new processor has two brown marks on it. An older Ryzen 5 8500G also stopped working after being inserted into the ASUS CROSSHAIR X670E Hero, making it two CPU victims Now, keep in mind that while Redditor 'SpecialistConcept423' didn't apply any manual overclocks to the CPU or RAM, which also meant playing around with the voltages, he did manage to get a little overzealous when it came to experimenting with the hardcoded RAM presets in the ASUS UEFI BIOS. The user reveals that he selected one of the settings for his SK Hynix 2x32 GB dual-rank 6,200MHz modules. After saving the settings and restarting the gaming PC, the onboard display started showing '00' instantly, indicating that something had gone horribly wrong. For those wondering, the CROSSHAIR X670E Hero was claimed to be running the latest BIOS version, and after removing the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, the owner noticed that there were two brown marks on the processor. Thankfully, SpecialistConcept423 had his backup processor that was in working condition, right? Not quite, because after swapping the Ryzen 9 9950X3D with the Ryzen 5 8500G, the same display started giving out the error '4D.' The user has confirmed there were no bent pins on the motherboard, but there's clearly something wrong with it. Image credits - SpecialistConcept423 Image credits - SpecialistConcept423 Image credits - SpecialistConcept423 Image credits - SpecialistConcept423 Image credits - SpecialistConcept423 2 of 9 After all, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D was running flawlessly in an ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara, likely with the same memory settings, and as soon as the CPU was moved to an ASUS motherboard, catastrophe struck. Keep in mind that AMD's high-performance CPUs burning isn't breaking news, because we've been reporting since last year about these cases, with a Ryzen 9 9950X3D dying within nine days of being used on an ASRock motherboard. Whatever is happening, we're confident that the user deserves a refund. After all, he has explicitly shown that he didn't manually apply any voltage to the CPU or RAM and only selected one of the presets already included in the BIOS. News Source: Reddit About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology. Follow Wccftech on Google to get more of our news coverage in your feeds.