MSI H97 GAMING 3 mobo, should I update the bios?

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Dranzer42

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So it's my first build and I have:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£80.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £80.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 13:46 BST+0100


This comes with msi Live Update and offers to update the Bios from 1.00 to 1.30.

Is it worth doing or should I stick to, if it aint broke don't fix it. I've seen a lot on people not being able to boot after a bios update so I'm trying to be cautious about it.

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Alex Kelly
Make sure you don't use MSI live update, in fact you should uninstall it. That is the main reason of BIOS flash fails on MSI boards.
Use M-Flash in the bios to update if you'd like to, It's true that if it broke don't fix it but I like keeping everything updated anyway. :D
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Depending on your CPU (which you didn't tell us about) it may make sense to update the BIOS for better support. Other than that - yo're right, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.:)

I will tell you though that if people follow the upgrade instructions CAREFULLY, there is probably 100 successful upgrades for every failed upgrade you will read about here. :)
 
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Make sure you don't use MSI live update, in fact you should uninstall it. That is the main reason of BIOS flash fails on MSI boards.
Use M-Flash in the bios to update if you'd like to, It's true that if it broke don't fix it but I like keeping everything updated anyway. :D
 
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