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AMD comments on burning AM5 socket — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines

AMD comments on burning AM5 socket — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines

AMD has finally responded to recent socket burnout issues plaguing some third-party AM5 motherboard vendors — including ASRock. Quasarzone had a Q&A session with AMD’s David McAfee and Travis Kirsch, who explained the reason behind these burnout issues.

AMD claims the underlying problem behind the burnout issues is caused by some ODM BIOSes that do not adhere to AMD’s recommended values. However, AMD has further clarified that the issue is complex and is working closely with its partners to resolve it. AMD also recommended users update their motherboard BIOS to the latest version.

Quasarzone AMD Q&A regarding AM5 burnout issues

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Earlier this year, an unusually high number of Ryzen 7 9800X3D failure reports were posted on Reddit, with the majority of the reports shared by users with ASRock motherboards. The abnormality was so significant that ASRock moderators created a Reddit megathread dedicated to the issue entirely in an attempt to figure out the root cause of the problem(s). Some of these failures were so severe that they caused the socket to “burn out,” resulting in physical damage to the socket.

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