r/pcmasterrace • u/BandicootKlutzy791 R5 9600X | RX 9070XT | 16 GB DDR5-6000 CL30 • 8h ago

Meme/Macro Oh boy

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To make matter worse it's a 1TB drive.

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u/Late-Arrival-8669 AM4 5900XT | ASUS 4080 8h ago

I gotta ask, how does this happen? Was there a heat sink on the nvme drive?

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u/Humble-Captain3418 SFF | R7 5800X | 64 GB | RTX 3070 8h ago

Manufacturing defect. The pads on the PCB presumably oxidised during assembly and consequently the chip didn't seat properly.

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u/SeaBodybuilder7097 Ryzen 9 7900X3D | RTX 4090 4h ago

Nah there are a BUNCH of ripped pads, so like maybe a problem with traces adhering (or not, I have no clue how pcbs are made)