One Redditor and one user from the Quasarrzone forums have provided feedback on how their Ryzen 7 9800X3D, one of the best CPUs, has burned out. Since the MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard was the common denominator in both cases, we've contacted MSI for comment.

Motherboard maker MSI has confirmed that it's looking into a Redditor's burned out 9800X3D CPU and X870 Tomahawk motherboard socket.

Pictures of the burned chips appeared on Reddit and QuasarZone in the past couple of days. Both CPUs are Ryzen 7 9800X3Ds, the model that has been rocking the CPU landscape with i

A damaged AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU has garnered significant attention on Reddit. The issue was first reported by a user in the large PC Master Race subreddit. The user shared several images showing the compromised CPU,

A Reddit user showed off their damaged 9800X3D, but a closer look at the story points to a likely user error, rather than a design flaw.

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The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best gaming processor currently on the market and a much better option than the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. If you're waiting for a discount on this processor for Black Friday,

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The two Ryzen 7 9800X3D owners shared photographs of the CPU with burned contacts and the AM5 socket with burned pines. The pictures suggest that improper CPU installation was the