Overview

• In a new QuasarZone interview, AMD executives David McAfee and Travis Kirsch said many failures trace to BIOS/UEFI values that do not follow AMD’s specifications.
• Reports center on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with community tracking citing a disproportionate number of incidents on ASRock AM5 boards and a Reddit thread listing 157 cases for that CPU model.
• Recent coverage describes physical damage in some systems, including failed processors and scorched CPU sockets.
• AMD recommends updating to the newest BIOS, and the company says it is working closely with motherboard makers to keep firmware within spec.
• Investigations by AMD, ASRock, and independent outlets have noted links to aggressive Precision Boost Overdrive settings, and user reports indicate issues have not been fully resolved.