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Which CPU socket supported both Intel and AMD processors?
Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was primarily designed for second-gen Intel P5 Pentium processors. However, it was also ...
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ASRock claims to fix 'burned out' AM5 motherboard by cleaning the socket
ASRock cleaned and removed debris from the motherboard's CPU socket and fired up the board with its original BIOS. Despite not actually repairing the socket, the board booted successfully and ...
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Not just crumbs in the CPU socket: Over 100 AMD 9800X3D chips are now reported to have gone pop and the most by far have died in ASRock motherboards
It’s worth noting that a failure to POST can be caused by a range of factors and does not necessarily indicate a non-functional CPU. We recommend users start by updating their BIOS to the latest ...
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ASRock Blames Dead AMD Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs on Socket Debris
After carefully cleaning the CPU socket and removing foreign objects ... As WCCFTech highlights, ASRock has also released a BIOS update to help fix this problem. That would suggest the issue ...