AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D reportedly won't get cooked by ASRock motherboards any more

It looks like ASRock has finally figured out why AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPUs keep burning out on its motherboards. While the company hasn’t made an official statement, ASRock engineers reportedly discussed the cause, off the record, at the Computex 2025 trade show last week, with the issue now reportedly fixed with a new set of BIOS updates. Reports of burned-out AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs have been racking up on Reddit for months, but the cause hasn’t been completely clear, leaving owners of the best gaming CPU at risk when using ASRock motherboards. ASRock initially sought to downplay the situation in public, but it looks like the problem was more problematic than the company initially realised. Continue reading AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D reportedly won't get cooked by ASRock motherboards any more MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT review

May 29, 2025 - 19:10
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D reportedly won't get cooked by ASRock motherboards any more

It looks like ASRock has finally figured out why AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPUs keep burning out on its motherboards. While the company hasn’t made an official statement, ASRock engineers reportedly discussed the cause, off the record, at the Computex 2025 trade show last week, with the issue now reportedly fixed with a new set of BIOS updates.

Reports of burned-out AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs have been racking up on Reddit for months, but the cause hasn’t been completely clear, leaving owners of the best gaming CPU at risk when using ASRock motherboards. ASRock initially sought to downplay the situation in public, but it looks like the problem was more problematic than the company initially realised.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT review