Originally, AM4 motherboards with X370, B350, and A320 chipsets weren’t supposed to work with Ryzen 5000 processors. But in a surprising reversal, AMD changed its mind—with the caveat that only select motherboards would get the necessary BIOS update. This generous policy can mean the difference between having enough money to afford better replacement hardware and…
No, you didn’t misread the headline. A user from the Asus ROG forums (via Reddit) has evidently found a way to enable AMD’s Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) processors on the ROG Crosshair VI — something that wasn’t supposed to happen. What is more shocking is that the firmware hails from the ASRock B450 Pro4 R2.0. AMD…
AMD’s 300-series motherboards were never part of the chipmaker’s support plan for Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) processors. However, an avid enthusiast (via HKEPC) has modified ASRock’s firmware to support AMD’s latest Zen 3 chips. First and foremost, it’s important to emphasize that it’s a Beta firmware, and an unofficial one at that, which doesn’t come from…
