News of the burned-out AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has spread fast and wide enough to prompt an official response from MSI, the manufacturer of the MSI Mag X870 Tomahawk motherboard used by the PC builder who shared the original story on Reddit. While there’s no suggestion at this stage that MSI or AMD are at fault here, the company has been quick to release a statement updating customers about the incident. Companies such as AMD and MSI can’t rely on bad press hitting the airwaves so quickly after such a major launch, so it makes sense for MSI to get ahead on this one. Some of the best gaming motherboards available are made by MSI, but AMD’s CPU is also potentially on the line. The 9800X3D immediately became the best gaming CPU when it was launched, but we can't imagine AMD will want reputational damage like this spreading. Continue reading Burned-out AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU prompts MSI to begin an investigation MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review