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AMD to Launch Two New Processors for AM4 Socket
AMD is not ready to say goodbye to its AM4 socket just yet. The company could be preparing to launch two new processors, the Ryzen 5 5600XT and Ryzen 5 5600T, according to rumors and leaks. This comes as a surprise to many, as the Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen…
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AMD AM5 600-Series Motherboard Specs Leak Online
With the launch of the Ryzen 5000 platform last year, it is fully expected this would mark the official last-line of the AM4 socket platform (well, excluding any XT revisions). This is a move that should, on the whole, be commended as AMD has stuck with AM4 since the initial…
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Ryzen BIOS Update Could Boost Memory Performance
AMD is set to release a new BIOS update for Socket AM4 motherboards that should provide a huge boost memory boost to Ryzen systems. As we reported last month, the new AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) will focus on overclocked DDR4 memory. The AMD 1.0.0.5 AGESA microcode update –…
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AMD Announces AM4 BIOS Update in Time for Ryzen 5
We’re less than a fortnight away from the release of AMD’s mid-range Ryzen 5 processors, but the company has already revealed a new BIOS update for socket AM4 motherboards ahead of the launch of the new CPU family. The AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) update for its motherboard partners…
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AMD B350 Motherboards Don’t Support SLI
The age of Ryzen – AMD’s next-generation CPU line – is nearly upon us and, in the meantime, we’re being drip-fed information about processors and associated socket AM4 motherboards. A new report from ComputerBase (via VideoCardz) suggests that the forthcoming AMD B350 motherboards – effectively the budget chipset line –…
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AMD Begins Transition to Socket AM4 Zen Architecture
Documents have surfaced, via Benchlife.info, that suggest AMD is starting its transition from Excavator architecture to Zen architecture, with the company’s new Socket AM4 arriving on new motherboards by March 2016. AMD has been using its Socket AM3 for over six years, so is well overdue an upgrade. The AM4…
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