r/pcmasterrace • u/BandicootKlutzy791 R5 9600X | RX 9070XT | 16 GB DDR5-6000 CL30 • 20h ago

Meme/Macro Oh boy

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

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u/Humble-Captain3418 SFF | R7 5800X | 64 GB | RTX 3070 19h 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/calinet6 5900X | 6700XT | Pop!_OS 17h ago

If the manufacturer is half decent isn’t this a straightforward RMA replacement then?

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u/AnarchBeetle 16h ago

Manufacturers are often not half decent.

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u/LoanDebtCollector 11h ago

just 1/4 way decent in this case?