Hi-<BR><BR>I recently moved and foolishly left a 462g Zalman heat sink attached to my nice gigabyte 440BX socket 370 motherboard. When I opened up the case I discovered the heat sink has broken loose ...

Fierce competition between Intel and AMD has pushed prices for many CPUs well below $100, making a processor upgrade more practical for older PCs. Three scenarios make a CPU upgrade worthwhile: Moving ...

TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a burned AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and AM5 socket, likely due to installation error. The user experienced "00" postcodes, and ...

TL;DR: A new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk motherboard were damaged due to improper installation, likely from the CPU not being seated correctly. The incident is under ...

ASRock claims that the reason some owners of its 800-series motherboards have found their new PCs unable to boot, or even damaging their CPUs, is because of debris in the socket. Reportedly, after ...

Addressing recent technical concerns, ASRock has released a detailed statement regarding boot failures on systems utilizing AM5 socket motherboards with AMD Ryzen processors, specifically those from ...