Discussion Zen 5 Builders thread

[utahraptor]

New CPU is online New RAM still works at EXPO timings.

 

[Dave3000]

I just saw this article pop up while browsing the web and this got be really concerned about my recent purchase:

Now it's AMD's Ryzen 9000-series processors alleged to be suffering from terminal voltage spikes and we're not sure if any CPUs are totally safe

First it was Intel, now it's claimed AMD CPUs are dying thanks to voltage spikes.

www.pcgamer.com

I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 9800X3D with an MSI X670E Tomahawk motherboard for my main system and passed down my Ryzen 7800X3D, also with an MSI X670E Tomahawk motherboard, to my secondary system which was formerly a pre-built system with an i5-12400 and a crappy H610M motherboard, crappy CPU cooler, and crappy case (however, it looks sleek but that's the only good thing about that case IMO). I wonder if I should just return the 9800X3D and new motherboard and go back to my 7800X3D for my main system and i5-12400 for my secondary system with the new case, new motherboard, and new CPU cooler. I already have the new CPU cooler and new case. I was planning on reselling my i5-12400 pre-built and having the 7800X3D system take it's spot but now I'm not so sure. On my 9800X3D system I don't run EXPO settings, only stock, that includes JEDEC DDR5-5600 (default) for my 9800X3D.

 

[Markfw]

I just saw this article pop up while browsing the web:

Now it's AMD's Ryzen 9000-series processors alleged to be suffering from terminal voltage spikes and we're not sure if any CPUs are totally safe

First it was Intel, now it's claimed AMD CPUs are dying thanks to voltage spikes.

www.pcgamer.com

I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 9800X3D with an MSI X670E Tomahawk motherboard for my main system and passed down my Ryzen 7800X3D, also with an MSI X670E Tomahawk motherboard, to my secondary system which was formerly a pre-built system with an i5-12400 and a crappy H610M motherboard, crappy CPU cooler, and crappy case. I wonder if I should just return the 9800X3D and new motherboard and go back to my 7800X3D for my main system and i5-12400 for my secondary system with the new case, new motherboard, and new CPU cooler. I already have the new CPU cooler and new case. I was planning on reselling my i5-12400 pre-built and having the 7800X3D system take it's spot but now I'm not so sure. On my 9800X3D system I don't run EXPO settings, only stock, than included JEDEC DDR5-5600 for my 9800X3D.

That article is click bait IMO, as NO EXAMPLES of dead cpus were reported. Just motherboard that had out of AMD spec high voltages. (correct me if I missed the examples)

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

That article is click bait IMO, as NO EXAMPLES of dead cpus were reported. Just motherboard that had out of AMD spec high voltages. (correct me if I missed the examples)

A handful of examples show up online and people assume the entire platform is cursed. I think it needs to be made clear there are only double digit reports of any issues similar to this whatsoever, if even that (citing the reddit thread where they were attempting to track all known instances of issues like this).

Meanwhile the Intel problem had individuals that would go through 2 or 3, sometimes more dead intel CPU's, RMAing each time for a new processor.

I personally know more than 3 people that had 2 or more intel cpu's die on them. The internet collectively only knows of a handful of dead AM5 processors. These incidence rates are several orders of magnitude disparate.