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Jacob Fox

MSI's latest BIOS update hints at new AMD CPUs and I'm hoping it's Strix Point APUs coming to desktop

A photo showing the GPU retaining mechanism on an MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk motherboard.

High-end graphics cards and CPUs are all very exciting, don't get me wrong, but it's the budget components that really get my blood flowing. So my veins are certainly working overtime right now as there's a hint that we might be getting new AMD APUs before too long, courtesy of MSI's latest 800-series BIOS update notes (via VideoCardz).

Admittedly, it's only a breath of a hint, and a vague one at that, because MSI just says that the latest Agesa patch supports 'future CPU' (yes, singular [sic]). That's led to speculation over what the future CPUs in question might be. One popular hardware boffin on X reckons it might be Strix Point or Gorgon Point for desktop, but another implies otherwise. Place your bets, I suppose.

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