More details about AMD’s new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs are leaking out of the rumor mill right now, and the latest nugget is that you’ll reportedly be able to overclock AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs when they come out later this year. If the rumor is correct, we’re not just talking about the ability to enable an automatic overclock tool, but being allowed to apply a full manual overclock to the processor. A manual overclock is when you set a processor to run beyond its rated clock speed, enabling you to get a faster CPU for no extra cost. Most of the best gaming CPU options support manual overclocking in some form, but the AMD X3D lineup has been a notable outlier. That’s because overclocking usually increases a CPU’s heat output, and there’s not much thermal headroom when the CPU cores already have a big stack of 3D V-cache on top of them. Continue reading You can overclock AMD’s new X3D Ryzen CPUs, unlike 7800X3D, says leak MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review