2nd Gen Ryzen in a competitively priced gaming rig. Ryzen processors have been a major hit among AMD fans, but in order to combat Intel's years of dominance, everyone's favourite underdog needs to work closely with system integrators and OEMs to ensure Ryzen is showcased to its full potential. This historically has proven to be AMD's Achilles' heel and the first batch of Ryzen-based PCs struggled to hit all the right notes as manufacturers adapted to the new hardware.

A number of SIs opted not to send in 1st Gen Ryzen systems for review, often citing BIOS or driver bugs, limited memory compatibility and poor overclocking performance when compared to Intel equivalents. Conspiracy theorists will no doubt be up in arms, but AMD is aware of Ryzen's somewhat rocky road to retail and has been hard at work ironing out the kinks over the course of the past 12 months. The culmination of that work is 2nd Gen Ryzen, launched today as a more mature choice for consumers and system integrators alike.