AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d burns when the TV series streams

Modern technology is sensitive: a Redditor now had to experience this, as his new AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d suddenly burned – and that with the harmless stream of TV series. The case is reminiscent of previous incidents with AMDS 3D-V-Cache technology.

High-performance CPU surprisingly gives up the mind

A PC user recently had an undoubtedly unpleasant experience, of which one can only hope that it is an unfortunate individual case: because his brandy AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d processor literally burned through. The special thing about this case: The user had not burdened the computer with demanding applications, but only streamed television series. The person concerned with the pseudonym “t0pli” described his experience in detail in a contribution Reddit (via Video card). Accordingly, he had only assembled his PC about 20 days ago. In addition to the 9800x3D, the configuration also included an ASRock Nova X870E motherboard. Except for a memory overclocking using AMD Expo, the system ran with default settings.

The blasted processor from Redditor T0pli
As the Redditor reports, the computer suddenly switched off during a streaming session. During the examination, T0PLI quickly discovered the culprit: both CPU and mainboard showed clear signs of fire. Despite the annoying incident, the user was surprisingly calm and simply explained the defect with bad luck.

No individual case in Ryzen history

This is not the first case of an AMD processor with 3D-V-cache technology: At the beginning of 2023, reports about Ryzen 7 7800x3D CPUs, which destroyed themselves and their mainboards. At that time, a faulty BIOS update was identified as a possible cause. Shortly after the start of the Ryzen 7 9800x3d, there was already an almost identical incident, even then the processor burned through. AMD introduces the Ryzen 7 9800x3d

In the current case, T0PLI emphasizes that his system previously worked perfectly and had no striking temperatures. He even regularly used a monitoring tool (HWMonitor) to keep an eye on the performance data. The exact cause of the defect remains unclear for the time being. He now hopes for a smooth handling of the warranty.

Experts want to check

The case has already attracted hardware experts. The renowned YouTube channel Gamers Nexus has agreed to acquire the damaged mainboard for further investigations. The aim is to rule out possible systematic problems and to determine the cause of the unusual defect. The 3D-V cache technology, which AMD uses in its high-end processors, is an innovative method to increase performance. It enables additional cache memory to stack directly on the processor core. As a rule, this technology leads to impressive performance increases, but you can ask yourself whether this is at the expense of long -term reliability.