
AMD Unveils B850 and B840 Chipsets: No Overclocking on B840, Limited to PCIe Gen3
AMD has unveiled its 800-series chipsets, including the mainstream B850 and entry-level B840, aimed at cost-effective motherboards. The B850 supports both PCIe Gen5 and Gen4, with overclocking capabilities, while the B840 is limited to PCIe Gen 3.0 and only supports memory overclocking. These chipsets are designed to support Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs and will be available after the high-end X870E and X870 motherboards launch on September 30th.