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AMD To Address Low Ryzen 3000 Boost Clocks In BIOS Update
Earlier this week, following a very extensive survey of AMD Ryzen 3000 processor owners it was found that very few people were actually achieving the boost clock speeds advertised for the CPUs. Admittedly, while the news did sound rather sensational, generally speaking, although it was technically true in many instances…
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AGESA ComboAM4 Ryzen BIOS Update Deemed “Buggy”
If you’ve recently made the upgrade to the Ryzen 3000 series processor then the likelihood is that you’ve probably updated your motherboard BIOS to provide the latest drivers. Specifically, to support the new processors. It seems, however, that the most recent AGESA ComboAM4 release has been giving users more than…
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AMD Offers Free ‘Boot Kit’ to help Struggling Ryzen 3000 Owners
While the launch of the AMD Ryzen 3000 processors has so far proven to be hugely successful, there are a number of users who are having some significant problems getting their processor to work. Specifically, those who own older B450/X470 motherboards which didn’t include the latest BIOS updates. In a…
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MSI ‘Max’ Makes AMD Ryzen 3000 Motherboards Affordable
While the release of the new AMD Ryzen 3000 processors have been keeping us more than a little busy, one of the biggest factors in our manic workload recently has been all of the new motherboard releases that (nearly) always follow a CPU launch. While not hitting the launch date,…
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ASRock Updates BIOS with AGESA 0.0.7.2 Support for A320 Boards
Can an A320 Motherboard Support a Ryzen 3000 CPU? AMD‘s 3rd generation Ryzen (or Ryzen 3000) processors are about to launch soon. Some existing AM4 motherboard owners are of course, awaiting for that moment that they can swap out their CPU with a more powerful model. Unfortunately however, it is…
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Ryzen 3000 Support on A320 Chipset Motherboards Unlikely
Some BIOS Updates Rolling Out Without A320 Listed Information leaked out earlier about the upcoming X570 chipset motherboard. We have known this was coming along with the 3rd generation Ryzen 3000 CPUs. As promised by AMD however, existing motherboards will be compatible with the new CPU. Just as the new…
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ASRock Rolls Out BIOS Updates for New Stepping Intel CPUs
New Stepping Intel 9th Gen CPUs Now Supported ASRock is rolling out BIOS updates for their 300-series motherboard line in preparation for new Intel CPUs. This is not only for their high-end Z390 line, but other 300-series chipset boards as well. Including B360, H310 and H370 chipset motherboards. These are…
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ASUS Rolling Out Z390 BIOS Updates for 128GB DDR4 Support
Z390 Now Supports More RAM It might have been overlooked due to all the CES 2019 hardware news, but it appears that ASUS is rolling out Z390 BIOS updates with 128GB DDR4 support. The latest memory reference code now includes up to 128GB DDR4 on the dual-channel memory platform. Formerly,…
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Biostar Updates 300-Series BIOS for Intel 9th Gen Support
New Intel CPUs, Same Biostar Motherboard Intel is due to launch their 9th generation processors soon. These 9th Gen Core processors are physically socket compatible with the 300-series chipset line. So motherboard manufacturer Biostar has issued BIOS updates across their 300-series chipset motherboard lineup providing support for these processors. The…
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New UEFI Malware Discovered With Russian Links
New UEFI Malware Discovered With Russian Links The UEFI firmware on your system is perhaps some of the most important. A more modern take on the BIOS system (and sometimes named it just to avoid confusion) it is the initial programming necessary to ensure that when you push that on…
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ASRock Rolls Out 300 Series BIOS Update for Intel 9000 CPUs
ASRock Adds Intel 9000 Series CPU Support Intel‘s next major CPU series launch is almost here and motherboard manufacturers are ready with new BIOS updates. ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI have announced their existing 300-series boards are compatible with these new processors. Now it is ASRock’s turn to announce that they…
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Gigabyte 300 Series BIOS Update Adds Intel 9000 CPU Support
Gigabyte Expands CPU Support Gigabyte is joining ASUS and MSI with the official support for Intel‘s upcoming 9000 series CPUs. Like ASUS, Gigabyte’s motherboard compatibility extends beyond their Z370 chipset. It even includes the affordable B360, H370, and H310 models. The newest BIOS updates are now available on the official…
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MSI Rolls Out Z370 BIOS Update for Intel 9000 Processors
New CPUs for Existing MSI Motherboards When exactly Intel intends to release their 9000 series processors is anybody’s guess. This week alone, there were several rumours and supposed leaks circling around as to when it is arriving. Some point to September, some say October. Intel themselves have not commented yet…
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EVGA Adds In-BIOS Stress Test for X299 DARK Motherboards
New BIOS Feature Exclusive to EVGA X299 DARK EVGA has launched a new BIOS update for their X299 DARK motherboard line. Unlike other BIOS updates however, this one adds a significantly useful feature for overclockers: a built-in CPU stress test. This will now let users try out their overclocks without…
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Bristol Ridge Support Dropped on Some AM4 Motherboards
Limits of AM4 Backwards Compatibility AMD‘s AM4 socket promises to support even future Ryzen processors up until 2020. This means with every new processor release, motherboard manufacturers have to roll out BIOS updates to add support. However, problems arise when there is not enough space for the necessary microcode update.…
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