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MSI speeds AM5 booting
MSI Updates Its AMD X670 and B650 Mobos to Cut Boot Times in Half

By Mark Tyson Published

MSI’s update promises halved boot times and stable operation, implying previous implementations of this feature were not so stable.

Motherboards
AMD
MSI's New BIOS Restricts Ryzen 7000X3D Voltages

By Anton Shilov Published

MSI outs new UEFI BIOS firmware for AM5 motherboards that limits Ryzen 7000X3D CPU overvoltage.

CPUs
Meteor Lake
Intel's Patent Details Meteor Lake's 'Adamantine' L4 Cache

By Anton Shilov Published

Intel confirms Adamantine L4 cache tile for Meteor Lake, other CPUs.

CPUs
SSD Upgrade
How to Upgrade a Laptop SSD

By Les Pounder Published

Upgrading to an SSD is a quick way to grab a speed boost for very little effort. Just a few screws and ten minutes is all you need.

SSDs
AMD
Users Report Ryzen 7000X3D Chips Burning Out

By Anton Shilov Published

Redditors warn that some AMD's Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs can burn down on Asus and MSI motherboards.

CPUs
Intel Skylake CPUs
Intel Skylake iGPUs Reach End of Life Status

By Mark Tyson Published

Intel has moved the Skylake iGPU to EOL status. 10th Gen Core and older processor iGPUs were already on legacy support.

GPU Drivers
MSI Raider GE78 HX
MSI Confirms Cyberattack, Advises Caution With Firmware

By Andrew E. Freedman Published

MSI confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, and is advising customers to only get BIOS updates and firmware from its website.

Cybersecurity
PowerColor
PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Overclocked to 3.25 GHz on LCS

By Anton Shilov Published

PowerColor's LiquidDevil Radeon RX 7900 XTX pushed to 3.25 GHz at 650W.

GPUs
AMD Ryzen 7000X3D voltage warning
Ryzen 7000X3D May Be Limited to 1.35V After Der8auer's CPU Catastrophe

By Mark Tyson Published

Overclocking expert Der8auer quickly fried a new 3D V-Cache-enhanced Ryzen 9 7950X3D, but the chip's quick death at 1.55V may save others.

CPUs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Old Bug Makes AMD's 7950X Appear to Run at 6.3 GHz

By Zhiye Liu Published

A user encounters an RTC bug from the Ryzen 3000 (Zen 2) days that occasionally affect AMD's modern Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 processors.

CPUs
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