TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a burned AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and AM5 socket, likely due to installation error. The user experienced "00" postcodes, and ...
What caused the CPU and the motherboard's socket to burn out? Was it a fault in the CPU design, AMD's first Zen 5 X3D chip to hit the market? Was it an issue with MSI's motherboard, the BIOS ...
Is AMD's hot new Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU going ... resulting in substantial burn marks on the bottom of the CPU and also on the CPU socket pins and, shall we say, a failure to operate.
A damaged AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU has garnered ... the damage may be due to faulty contacts on the AM5 socket rather than the CPU itself. However, the exact cause of the damage remains undetermined.
A curious Reddit post showing a burned-out AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D could have ... which makes it look as though the CPU has been forced into the socket slightly crookedly, or even upside down.