ASRock controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Ryzen 9000 processor-failure reports on AM5 motherboards
Online user reports alleged premature failures of AMD Ryzen 9000-series processors, with a substantial share of reported cases involving ASRock AM5 motherboards. ASRock initially disputed claims characterizing the issue as specific to its boards, later acknowledged reports, and attributed possible failures to overly aggressive Precision Boost Overdrive presets in motherboard firmware. The company subsequently released BIOS updates intended to improve CPU operating stability.
2020
Elite Gaming Technology files patent suits against three computer hardware makers
Lawsuit filed
Elite Gaming Technology filed three patent infringement suits in the Texas Eastern District Court against ASRock, AsusTek Computer and Micro-Star International, alleging that the companies infringed its patents.
Source excerpt
Elite Gaming Technology has filed three patent infringement suits on the same day against computer hardware manufacturers ASRock Inc., AsusTek Computer Inc., and Micro-Star International Co.
Elite Gaming accuses each of the companies of patent infringement.
All of the suits were filed in the Texas Eastern District Court.