Not the first and certainly not the last CPU to get burnt on an ASRock motherboard. However, this user didn't install the latest firmware.

User Shows Bloated Ryzen 7800X3D CPU on X870 Riptide; Was Rocking a Year-Old BIOS Version

ASRock 800 series motherboards continue to kill even Zen 4 CPUs, but this one shows quite significant damage on the CPU as well as the socket. User u/Ultracheese3 posted pics of his burnt Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and the ASRock X870 Riptide socket, which clearly showed how bad the damage was. Unlike other cases, here the CPU was bulged noticeably, and this also affected the socket in such a way that a significant portion was clearly discolored due to burning.

Image Credit: Reddit

The user says that he has been rocking the BIOS version 3.06, which was released last y

See Full Page