AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D self-destructs and burns ASUS X670 motherboard

A few weeks ago, the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor went on sale and immediately became very popular. However one

One of the lucky owners reported that the chip burned out and simultaneously destroyed the motherboard.

What is known

A month ago, users started reporting a crash on the AMD Ryzen 79750X3D processor that was running on an ASUS board with socket AM5. Our hero also worked on such a board - ASUS ROG STRIX X670-E.

When the owner of the computer dismantled the system, thenI saw that there was swelling on the processor. Burn marks were found on the motherboard socket. There is no information about overclocking and increasing the voltage.


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Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 8-core 16-threadprocessor with a maximum frequency of 5 GHz and a standard TDP of 120 watts. The chip is manufactured using TSMC's 5nm FinFET technology. The processor has integrated Radeon graphics with a frequency of up to 2.2 GHz. The cost is $450.