Anyone here using 9950X3D with msi mpg x870e carbon wifi. Can confirm to me is it so far so good? I was just received mine (online purchase) at last week but still not install to use it because my PC casing still otw shipping by sea from China.

I just simply plug in a PSU to test it without insert ssd. It was successfully booted up into BIOS but showing 61~62 degree celsius idling. However, I just simply to put a few thermal paste (arctic mx6) to the center surface then put an old 140mm twin tower cpu cooler (cryorig r1 ultimate) on the CPU IHS surface without screw it up during testing.

Is it normal 61~62 degree celsius idling temp for this CPU? I was just worried about the CPU may get fried, even though mine is not Asrock motherboard.

We should also consider the PSU as a potential root cause since components like the motherboard, CPU, and GPU all rely on it for power.

This situation reminds me of my experience 14 years ago with my i7-2600K and Asus Sabertooth P67. After sending my CPU for RMA, my PC died again just two weeks later. At the time, I couldn't figure out what was causing my CPU to fail. I used a PCI debug card, and the post code only displayed "00"—the CPU was completely dead, with only the case fans lighting up.

In the end, I decided to replace the entire setup, switching to an i7-3770K, an MSI Z77 MPower motherboard, and a new Corsair 850W PSU while keeping my old RAM. After that, my PC ran smoothly, and I never had another dead CPU.

I used to be quite loyal to Asus when building my PCs, but after that bad experience, I completely changed my mind and became a dedicated MSI fan. I've now been using MSI motherboards and GPUs for 14 years. Even my gaming monitor, the MSI MAG321QR-QD, is from MSI. I never went back to Asus motherboards—especially after the disappointment with the Asus TUF series.

I do not recommend your guys to buy Asus TUF series products. My first bad experience was Asus Sabertooth P67 (The Ultimate Force). After that, i've got an Asus TUF-AX3000 gaming router. All the LED lights are totally dead now, the quality is worse than the original Asus RT series router. I was also bought a used Asus TUF RTX 3070Ti, the fans are noisy with its hissing sound. I was bought the oem fans from China seller to replace it after that.