Gamers love the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D because its V-cache makes it a gaming performance beast. A tiny number of users had issues with the processor early on, but MSI released a BIOS update for its motherboard. Now ASRock is the mobo maker releasing a BIOS update.

AMD's new super-popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D now has widespread crashing and failure incidents, with Redditors claiming more issues on ASRock motherboards.

Yup, the Reddit threads are alive with the sound of expiring AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs. Specifically, it seems the problem is concentrated on but not necessarily exclusive to ASRock motherboards. To that end,

Gamers waiting to purchase a new gaming laptop, desktop, or a CPU/GPU upgrade soon might be in luck thanks to a new offer from AMD. Gamers can get a free standard copy of Monster Hunter Wilds, which launches later this week, with a purchase of a new AMD-powered PC or one of its more recent CPUs and GPUs.

Get your fill of monster-killin' with a Ryzen or Radeon purchase! Just be aware that some of the most popular gaming CPUs aren't on the list.

AMD's latest gaming hardware bundle is a standard practice for hardware marketing. In this case, however, Monster Hunter Wilds is a high-profile game that many might be looking to purchase already. If they're already planning to ugprade their PC,