Report AMD Refused To Replace A Swollen Ryzen 9 7950X3D Until Hardware Unboxed Warned It Would Become ‘Another Marketing Disaster’ Sarfraz Khan • at EDT Add on Google The customer will now receive a replacement for his damaged Ryzen 9 7950X3D, though it took intervention from a YouTuber for AMD to reverse course. AMD Resolves Damaged Ryzen 9 7950X3D Issue, For Which it Refused to Provide a Replacement Earlier Recently, a user reported that he had his Ryzen 9 7950X3D unexpectedly damaged despite having no manual overclocking done to the chip. After inspection, it appeared that the substrate of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D was swollen, so the customer sent it for RMA to AMD. While GIGABYTE cleared his motherboard of any faults, AMD did not. Related Story MSI Chairman Warns Memory & GPU Shortages Will Drag Into 2026, But Says CPU Supply Will Get Better By Q3AMD did acknowledge that the CPU has been damaged, but it simply refused to provide a replacement for the chip, citing that physical damage is not covered. AMD has been giving replacements for such damaged CPUs, which are well-known on the AM5 platform. We have been reporting such incidents for a while now, and as far as we can recall, AMD was doing great, as it offered replacements for most damaged Ryzen 7000/9000 chips. AMD, the company simply refused a replacement without a proper investigation, as per the user. Luckily, Hardware Unboxed tagged AMD on X, saying, "If AMD doesn't make it right before the end of the week, it will be another marketing disaster". Looks like AMD listened, and made the right decision of offering a replacement to the user. Good news, AMD has just told me this issue is being resolved. The customer is getting a replacement part. Hardware Unboxed (@HardwareUnboxed) June 12, 2026 HUB quoted their tweet with another one today, informing everybody that AMD told them that they will be offering a replacement CPU for the damaged Ryzen 7 7950X3D. Had HUB not stepped in, AMD wouldn't likely have provided a replacement part. It's disappointing to see companies fail to honor RMA requests despite their commitments, leaving customers with little discourse until a big YouTuber or a media outlet brings public attention to the issue. About the : Sarfraz Khan is a hardware with a focus on PC components and the builder community. With years of experience writing about PC hardware and laptops, his work has been featured on several reputable technology publications. Sarfraz's hands-on experience is demonstrated through his first-person accounts of using and comparing different hardware configurations, providing practical and relatable insights for everyday users. His technical analysis is respected by peers in the enthusiast community and has been cited by specialized hardware sites such as Germany's Igor's Lab. Follow on Google to get more of our news coverage in your feeds. Deal of the Day Further Reading ASUS and MSI Finally Bring AMD’s EXPO Ultra Low Latency To 600-Series Boards, Closing The Gap With AM5’s 800 Lineup AMD’s Marketing Chief Boasts ’15 Out Of 15′ On Amazon’s Best-Seller CPU Chart, Leaving Intel Without A Single Top Spot AMD’s Instinct MI355X Snags a $350 Million Customer as TensorWave Doubles Down Ahead of the MI455X vs Vera Rubin Showdown Sluggish PC Segment Sees Discrete GPUs Decline By 0.6%, CPU Shipments Also Slow Down Amidst Rising Component Prices Read all on AMD Refused To Replace A Swollen Ryzen 9 7950X3D Until Hardware Unboxed Warned It Would Become ‘Another Marketing Disaster’