AMD Lays Blame for AM5 Socket Burnouts on Motherboard Manufacturers

[Peter_Brosdahl]

AMD didn't hold back any punches in responding to a question regarding the chip manufacturer's stance on reported AM5 socket failures.

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[Grimlakin]

Seems reasonable given what we know of the issues that have presented themselves.

 

[Skillz]

 

[DrMrLordX]

Isn't it mostly just ASRock?

 

[LazyGamer]

Mostly ASRock yes, but not only.

 

[Dan_D]

I've heard of ASUS and MSI having had the same issue, but issued BIOS updates quickly.

 

[Grimlakin]

Yea all around it's pretty clear that this was a bad BIOS set from vendors trying for a performance win.

 

[LazyGamer]

Yea all around it's pretty clear that this was a bad BIOS set from vendors trying for a performance win.

I'm still waiting for an official word, or at least an "yep it's fixed, don't worry about that problem anymore" statement. We're kind of left hanging IMO.