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AMD Pulls PCIe 4.0 Support on all non-X570 motherboards
Yesterday we reported that gigabyte is actively pulling inf PCI-Express 4.0 support from all non-X570 motherboards. AMD has now stepped it up and is has removed the feature from older chipsets in their latest AGESA firmwares.
AMD has drawn consequences from the one-sided efforts of the manufacturers in the matter of PCI Express 4.0 on motherboards with pre-X570 chipsets. Along with AGESA Combo-AM4 1.0.0.3 ABB the support will be removed.
The motherboard manufacturers have partially defied the requirements of AMD and released PCI-E 4.0 on motherboards with older chipsets. A recent updated AGESA firmware now removes PCI Express 4.0 support on all motherboards with pre-X570 chipsets.
The rollout via BIOS updates has recently been started. Among other things Gigabyte distributes corresponding updates with AGESA Combo-AM4 1.0.0.3 ABB and notes in the change notes the remote support of PCI-E Gen4 when using a Ryzen 3000 processor due to the new AGESA version. A similar reference can be found in the mainboard models GA-A320M-H and Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi .
Several motherboard manufacturers have added PCI Express 4.0 motherboards with on B450- and X470 chipsets. AMD announced before the launch of Ryzen 3000 and the X570 platform that PCI-E 4.0 only would be available on X570 motherboards. The motherboard manufacturers, however, wanted to upgrade their product portfolio on their own.
The update in the form of AGESA Combo-AM4 1.0.0.3 ABB is also accompanied by further changes. According to AMD, smaller issues with Ryzen 3000 processors have been resolved. In addition, AMD has adopted the warning "Event 17, WHEA Logger" in Windows Event Viewer and XMP profile compatibility for memory.
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#5698419 Posted on: 08/08/2019 12:52 PM
It is amazing how convoluted things become on the internet.
It is amazing how convoluted things become on the internet.
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#5698426 Posted on: 08/08/2019 01:10 PM
So from the very beginning, AMD communicates no - not happening.
Mobo manufacturer Gigabyte says, sod off AMD we're doing it anyway.
Then other mobo manufacturers say hey .. if Gigabyte does it so do we.
AMD then says no, and restricts the firmware.
This is AMD's fault how exactly?
Yeah I don't get it - if two years from now people were getting PCI-E 4.0 drives and they were losing data, or PCI-E 4 video cards where the image was getting corrupt, they'd all be sitting there going "why is this happening, AMD sucks" .. AMD wants to avoid this. This isn't rocket science, it's how you avoid your brand going to crap. AMD was super clear about this from the start.
So from the very beginning, AMD communicates no - not happening.
Mobo manufacturer Gigabyte says, sod off AMD we're doing it anyway.
Then other mobo manufacturers say hey .. if Gigabyte does it so do we.
AMD then says no, and restricts the firmware.
This is AMD's fault how exactly?
Yeah I don't get it - if two years from now people were getting PCI-E 4.0 drives and they were losing data, or PCI-E 4 video cards where the image was getting corrupt, they'd all be sitting there going "why is this happening, AMD sucks" .. AMD wants to avoid this. This isn't rocket science, it's how you avoid your brand going to crap. AMD was super clear about this from the start.
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#5698427 Posted on: 08/08/2019 01:14 PM
I honestly never had the feeling that putting PCIe 4.0 compatability onto X470 boards was a big gain for real world use, or a good idea in general.
Yes that's not how you sell X570 mainboards, but than again, why push something "nobody" profits from onto older mainboards to risk malfunctioning / overburdened hardware? That would be just silly.
I honestly never had the feeling that putting PCIe 4.0 compatability onto X470 boards was a big gain for real world use, or a good idea in general.
Yes that's not how you sell X570 mainboards, but than again, why push something "nobody" profits from onto older mainboards to risk malfunctioning / overburdened hardware? That would be just silly.
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#5698433 Posted on: 08/08/2019 01:23 PM
hack bios will support pcie in these old chipset
hack bios will support pcie in these old chipset
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So from the very beginning, AMD communicates no - not happening.
Mobo manufacturer Gigabyte says, sod off AMD we're doing it anyway.
Then other mobo manufacturers say hey .. if Gigabyte does it so do we.
AMD then says no, and restricts the firmware.
This is AMD's fault how exactly?