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10 AMD users flag heavy SSD write activity tied to chipset driver — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized

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Tom's Hardware · today 09:58 EDT

AMD users flag heavy SSD write activity tied to chipset driver — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized

AMD chipset driver possibly shortens SSD life, behavior alarms users — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized.

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