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Darren Allan

AMD says Ryzen CPU burnouts are a 'complex issue' and blames motherboard makers

An AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D in a masculine hand.
  • AMD's Ryzen CPU burnouts have been an issue for some time
  • Team Red has now clarified that this is a problem because some motherboards don't run with AMD's recommended values
  • Instead they push too hard with power and voltage – and burnouts are still reported on a daily basis

AMD has officially commented on the chip-destroying burnouts that have affected a small number of its Ryzen processors, and has effectively laid the blame at the feet of motherboard makers – to a point, anyway.

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