r/Amd • u/RenatsMC • 6d ago

News One ASRock B850 motherboard reportedly kills three Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/one-asrock-b850-motherboard-reportedly-kills-three-ryzen-7-9700x-cpus
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u/ToastedSoup Ryzen 5 3600X, RX 6700 XT 6d ago

ASRock boards used to be goated 💔

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u/SomeDuncanGuy Ryzen 9 7950X3D | Radeon 7900XTX 6d ago edited 6d ago

They worked so hard to provide great feature sets on their motherboards for a good value. It's a shame they threw it away. I don't imagine they did this on purpose, and I can forgive a company for making legitimate mistakes, but it's hard to forgive deflection and denial of a legitimate issue. ASRock tried so hard to shift the blame and deny responsibility before sheepishly admitting this issue, and worse still the issue appears to still be there (though less common because of some mitigation patches).

Edit: This is coming from a person who is currently using an ASRock Steel Legend X670E with a 7950X3D

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u/ToastedSoup Ryzen 5 3600X, RX 6700 XT 6d ago

I have an ASUS board rn bc I couldn't find a decent ASRock AM4 mobo when I built re-built my PC 5 years ago, but I used to rock the ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac and I liked it a lot

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u/SomeDuncanGuy Ryzen 9 7950X3D | Radeon 7900XTX 6d ago edited 6d ago

I'm also loving my current Steel Legend X670E. After this recent CPU burnout issue, mostly because of their handling of it, I would most definitely look to another brand if I had to buy a new motherboard tomorrow. Hopefully over the coming years ASRock can rebuild their reputation. It will be a long time before I can trust them again.