One Reddit user shared a photo of a deformed AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor and a damaged AM5 socket. According to the owner, he came home and found the CPU fan running at full blast, and the system giving an error. Disassembly revealed swelling on the chip and corresponding deformation of the processor connector.
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Other users have confirmed similar incidents, and the Gamers Nexus team was willing to buy the damaged components for research. Renowned overclocker der8auer also experienced a burnt 7000X3D CPU when overclocking. According to an experienced enthusiast, he did not expect that the chip could fail so early and with almost no load – directly from the BIOS.
It is too early to talk about the exact cause of Ryzen 7800X3D failure, but deformation of the contact pad due to overheating is assumed. Given that the problem did not affect regular AMD 7000X processors, the presence of 3D V-Cache may be related to overheating. An additional cache, with which only a part of the cores interact, limits the overclocking potential.
Incorrect BIOS modes that automatically overclock the processor too much can also be to blame. Asus recently updated the firmware of some motherboards to the AMD X670, recalling the previous versions, but they are still available for a number of boards. Motherboard manufacturers and AMD have not yet commented on the situation, owners of X3D processors are advised to refrain from overclocking experiments and take care of sufficient cooling.
Source: Tom’s Hardware
