Riot Games has begun blocking Valorant players who have not updated their motherboard BIOS after identifying a firmware-level vulnerability that allows cheating software to bypass the game’s ...

TL;DR: ASUS's custom 800W XOC BIOS for the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090 enables significantly higher GPU boost clocks and power limits. Enthusiasts have successfully flashed this BIOS onto various ...

ASUS has started distributing BIOS updates incorporating AGESA 1.2.7.0 for its AM5 800-series motherboards, a firmware revision that embeds microcode tied to the upcoming Zen 5-based “Krackan Point” ( ...

Attackers can create persistent malware that hides below a computer's operating system, making it effectively invisible to endpoint detection and response tools, new security research suggests. Kazuki ...

Researchers have developed a method for running malware in a computer's BIOS — a place where no security software can reach. At Black Hat 2025, Kazuki Matsuo, a security researcher at FFRI Security, ...

It turns out the 1,000W special BIOS used for the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 also works on other RTX 5090 GPUs, though the results aren't necessarily what one would expect. In one instance, YouTuber ...

There are certain computer tasks that even professional technicians don't like tackling. For myself, one of the most nerve-wracking was updating a computer's BIOS. The BIOS is like a primitive ...

A Dreamcast emulator for PC lets you play classic Dreamcast games right on your Windows 10 computer without needing the original console. If you’re looking for the best Dreamcast emulator in 2025 that ...

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for the hardware. Over the years the BIOS and ...

Intel has confirmed that it's about to issue another microcode update for its 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs, meaning you'll need to update your motherboard BIOS again. As with the raft of ...

Intel’s Core Ultra 200S desktop processors—the company’s biggest overhaul of its desktop platform since 2021—consume less power and run a lot cooler than the company’s 13th- and 14th-generation Core ...

Why it matters: While Windows Update can automatically push some firmware updates, there are situations where manual action is required. Thankfully, motherboard makers are working to streamline this ...