AMD Claims X3D CPU Deaths Caused By Memory Compatibility

AMD has been working with ASRock to nail down why so many 9800X3D (and recently 9950X3D) CPUs have been failing in recent months, and they claim to have solved it. After ASRock claimed it could be socket debris, AMD is now suggesting the main culprit is memory incompatibility when using an older BIOS. It suggests updating the BIOS should fix the problem, but that if persists, AMD is happy to help.

The mysterious case of the dead and dying X3D CPUs has cropped up time and again in recent months, as well over 100 new owners of these high-end gaming processors have been affected. Although it happened to users with a range of motherboard brands, the one that came up the most is ASRock, prompting serious discussion about whether the brand was somehow to blame. After a joint investigation, AMD thinks it's a BIOS issue, though we've spoken ...