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Jacob Ridley

AMD's figured out why Ryzen CPUs were burning up, BIOS fix already rolling out

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor

AMD has confirmed an issue that saw some users Ryzen 7000-series CPUs burn out, and says a fix is on the way from its motherboard partners in the "next few days," if it's not already available.

"We have root caused the issue and have already distributed a new AGESA that puts measures in place on certain power rails on AM5 motherboards to prevent the CPU from operating beyond its specification limits, including a cap on SOC voltage at 1.3V," the statement from AMD says. 

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