Do CPUs just die?

[Matthew-1985]

Hi All,

Bit of a weird issue. I'm have a Ryzen 3900X with a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard.

I tried to turn it on this morning and nothing happened. I removed the battery and put it back and now the fans spin, but nothing else happens.

The board LED shows error code 00 - The manual doesn't have a 00 code but does have a D0 which means CPU initialization error. The CPU LED on the board is also lit which means there's a CPU error.

I've not used AMD for nearly 20 years, so don't know if this is a common issue. Surely it wouldn't just die? Or could it still be a motherboard issue?

I've never overclocked it and the temps were always fine. It just seems really weird.

 

[pc-guy]

did you do a clear CMOS? ie shorting the CMOS jumper pings?

components can fail without much warning. also what PSU you using?

what setting you had for the CPU and RAM?

doesnt the Gigabyte board have issues with power on?

 

[mickyflinn]

Use the clear cmos jumper pins on the motherboard ? Use that Disconnecting all power remove battery and leave for 5 mins.

 

[eeii]

I'd also take your RAM sticks out leaving just one in.

 

[MasterOC]

Mate rang me yesterday with this issue , he reseated everything and it solved the 00 code. As its usually an unused code. But yes anything can "just die" without rhyme nor reason. Its not common for CPUs, though I've had a 2700x die recently

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

I had it on a Phenom II 955 once, where everything else was fine. CPU was toast despite no changes, or warnings. It can happen.
The only plus point was AMDs service was great.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

seen this happening a lot on ryzen cpus, failure rate is abnormally high on them compared to intel.

 

[spolsh]

My first 3900X dies after one day of use. Only time I've had a CPU just decide not to work.

 

[Matthew-1985]

I tried those suggestions but no luck. The board did let me flash the BIOS, but still does the same. As soon as power is applied it starts up, but the button on the case and motherboard don't switch it off. Which seems weird.

The power supply is fine and works in a different system so it must be the CPU. How good is AMD's RMA process?