TL;DR: AMD believes that the new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor's overclocking capabilities will encourage gamers to upgrade from the previous Ryzen 7 7800X3D model. AMD thinks that gamers will upgrade ...

AMD has confirmed that its most affordable B650 motherboard chipset will support overclocking of its Zen 4 processors. There were doubts about the chipset's overclocking capabilities after it ...

Important performance updates are coming to some AMD gaming CPUs, namely the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X. The big one is an official 105W thermal design power (TDP) mode that should bring a decent ...

Gigabyte's Aorus X570 overclocking guide PDF has been found to be an interesting source of pre-launch AMD Ryzen 9 3950X testing data. The linked document looks at the OC possibilities open to users of ...

It's unclear what kind of cooling solution you'll need to really crank up the clocks, but we'll find out soon enough. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

Recap: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a $450 CPU landing on April 20 for people with a 300, 400, or 500 series motherboard. AMD's performance claims look promising for gamers seeking an upgrade, but ...

Overclocking a CPU used to be a pretty simple process: change a bus speed or a multiplier, set an appropriate voltage, and voila: your Celeron 300A was running at 450 MHz, or your 600 MHz Duron was ...