ASRock Apologizes and Releases a New BIOS to Solve Issues with AMD Ryzen 9000 and Their Motherboards

It seems that some ASRock motherboards were having trouble working well with the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors. This problem caused issues with starting up when the two brands were combined. Many users were frustrated with this problem when setting up their new PC. It has now been revealed that ASRock was involved, and the issue was caused by an incorrect configuration of Precision Boost Overdrive.

Issue with High-End AMD Processors

Up to 100 reports have mentioned errors with high-end AMD processors like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, especially when paired with ASRock’s high-end and mid-range motherboards, including models like the X670 Taichi and B650 Steel Legend. The issue was related to too high values in the TDC and EDC settings of Precision Boost Overdrive.

Solution from ASRock

ASRock has announced that it will cover the affected motherboards under warranty and will repair or replace them. However, CPUs that were damaged by this issue will need to be claimed through AMD or the seller. For new users, ASRock states that the issue has been fixed with the BIOS version 3.25, which lowers these values to avoid future problems. On the downside, ASRock should provide more detailed information to users affected by this issue, as their website does not reference the BIOS update that supposedly fixes the problem.