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Gigabyte Confirms 600-Series Motherboard BIOS Updates for Intel Raptor Lake
With the upcoming release of Intel’s new 13th-gen Raptor Lake processors being expected around September/October this year, it does seem likely (if not guaranteed) that the vast majority of existing 600-series motherboards will offer full support for the new CPU models via a new BIOS update. – They do, after…
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Biostar B550/A520/B450/A320 BIOS Update – AMD Fixes and Ryzen 5800X3D Support!
Following the release of the Ryzen 5800X3D last month, this has undoubtedly seen a pretty notable resurgence in popularity for AMD and particularly so among consumers looking to get one big (and possibly last) hurrah out of their current AM4 socket hardware. Given its incredible performance in gaming, which legitimately…
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HP Releases BIOS Update for 200+ Laptop & PC Models to Correct Huge Security Flaw!
Attention folks! – Do you own an HP tech item such as a PC or laptop? If the answer is yes, or you know someone who does, then you might want to pay attention as following an official post on their website, HP has confirmed the release of a new…
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AMD Ryzen 7000 to Feature DDR5 5200MHz Default Support!
While the AMD Ryzen platform has certainly represented an excellent choice for those looking for potent and affordable CPUs, it’s hard to deny that ever since its release back in 2017, RAM compatibility has been a bit of a consistent problem. Don’t get me wrong, RAM works with it, but…
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ASRock Confirms Motherboard Support for the Upcoming Intel i9-12900KS
With the release of the new Intel Core i9-12900KS set for April 20th, if the claims are proven accurate, then we may very well have a brand new champion of gaming processors. With it retaining the LGA1700 socket, however, consumers might be wondering exactly what their options for upgrading to…
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MSI Releases 600-Series Motherboard BIOS Updates For the Intel i9-12900KS
Intel made great efforts to prove its abilities as a market leader by releasing the latest Core i9-12900KS Processor for Alpha DIY gamers and extreme enthusiasts who seek the best gaming performance. This special edition processor is based on the robust Intel Core i9-12900K architecture, a halo processor with even…
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ASRock Confirms 400/500-Series Motherboard Support for AMD’s Upcoming CPUs
With AMD set to release a surprisingly large number of new Ryzen 4000 and 5000 processors over the coming weeks (including the very exciting 5800X3D), consumers looking to upgrade to these latest models will likely not be surprised to learn that doing so on existing motherboard hardware will require a…
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MSI Confirms 500/400/300-Series Motherboard Support for New Upcoming Ryzen CPUs
With a surprisingly large amount of new AMD Ryzen 4000 and 5000 series processors set to arrive over the next 2-4 weeks, including the highly-anticipated 5800X3D, motherboards manufacturers have, as you might expect, been looking to release new BIOS updates to offer full support for the latest CPUs. – Representing…
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Biostar Confirms Initial Support for New Ryzen 5000/4000 Desktop CPUs
BIOSTAR has confirmed the launch of new support for the latest AMD Ryzen 5000/ 4000 series processors. With the announcement of AMD’s latest Ryzen 5000/ 4000 series processors, the industry is abuzz with the search for viable motherboards that support these latest chips. AMD’s latest processors, engineered on their groundbreaking…
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Gigabyte Releases AMD 500/400 Motherboard BIOS Update For Ryzen 5800X3D
With the upcoming release of the new AMD Ryzen 5800X3D set for April 20th, while compatibility across existing AM4 motherboard platforms has been confirmed, the bottom line is that for those planning to make the transition to this new CPU model, it will, at the risks of sounding obvious, require…
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Gigabyte Updates BIOS for AMD Ryzen 5800X3D and Better Overclocking Support!
Representing one of their key product announcements at CES 2022, AMD confirmed the upcoming release of its brand new Ryzen 5800X3D processor. Featuring a brand new 3D-cache, this wasn’t merely set to see it offer notably faster performance speeds when compared to the base Ryzen 5000 models. The unique methodology…
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New Software May Unlock LHR Restrictions on All Nvidia 30XX/Ampere GPUs
One of the key features of the Nvidia 30XX series (since their early 2021 revision for some models at least) was the inclusion of their LHR (lite hash rate) technology. What is it? Well, in a nutshell, it was designed to restrict the cryptocurrency mining performance of the GPU by…
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Nvidia Delays the 3090 Ti Over Hardware/BIOS Issues?
Despite confirming the upcoming and long-rumoured 3090 Ti graphics card at their CES 2022 keynote address earlier this month, Nvidia was expected to hold a secondary more official launch reveal at some point next week with, more than likely, some confirmation of its official specifications as well as a general…
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ASRock Officially Offers Ryzen 5000 Support on its X370 Motherboards
Although there have been a number of potential workarounds users could make with their 300-series motherboards, the short version is that Ryzen 5000 was, generally speaking, not compatible with the platform. Representing effectively the first time there was a gateway on AMD’s AM4 Ryzen, if you were going to make…
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EVGA BIOS Update Accidentally(?) Makes Their 3080 Ti’s Better at Mining
While it would certainly be unfair of us to blame all of the graphics card shortages over the last year on cryptocurrency mining demand, at the same time, it’s impossible to deny that it has certainly played a significantly huge factor. – One of the more frustrating aspects of this…
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