A Reddit user experienced a concerning problem with AMD's best CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. The chip seems fried, and the PC won't work.

With all that out of the way, you should be good to go and ready to start removing your CPU. There are lots of CPUs and motherboards out there, but the only thing you need to be concerned about ...

No seriously, if there was only one component to future-proof in my PC, then I'd pick the motherboard. Let me explain.

The Ryzen 9800X3D and 9950X3D are burning out in alarming numbers, and motherboard firmware could be the root cause.

But in each case, the processor appears completely dead and doesn't boot even if tested in an otherwise working machine. Although other motherboard brands have been implicated in this issue ...

But before we all jump on ASRock's neck, it is not the only motherboard vendor mentioned by Redditors suffering CPU failures. By the same count, 16 9800X3Ds have gone pop in Asus boards ...

A shipping manifest suggests Intel Core Ultra Nova Lake CPUs use a new LGA1954 socket, and won't work with LGA1851 Arrow Lake ...

Despite being one of the best processors on the market for PC gamers, AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been having a rough time since its launch in November last year. Reports of chip-killing burnouts have ...

There's still ample demand for high-end desktop (HEDT) processors by professionals who need a boatload of cores to throw at ...

Minisforum has introduced the F1FGM MoTD motherboard, a new take on integrating mobile processors into desktop setups. This motherboard comes with the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, a mobile processor with 16 ...

A good motherboard should ideally provide you with worry-free gaming lasting multiple CPU and GPU generations. Ever since building his first gaming PC as a teen, Dave's been fascinated by their ...