cpu and mobo help

supermanz0728 · Sep 18, 2014

I am buying my parts tomorrow and looking at getting the FX8320 and will pair it with the gigabyteg GA-990fxa-UD3. From what i have read this might need a BIOS update to work with this CPU. my question is this, if it needs an update how will i do this as the CPU is the only 1 i have. any help would be great guys, or even a mobo that wont need it or pair better as i will be overclocking a little as i have the hyper 212 evo to cool it. buget is under $120

COLGeek · Sep 18, 2014

It appears that you need the F9 BIOS version for the FX8320 (on the v1.1 version of the mobo).

http://www.gigabyte.com/PRODUCTS/product-page.aspx?pid=3894#ov

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3894

If buying from current stock, you are likely okay. If you have a previous version on the mobo, you will have to find a compatible CPU to perform the upgrade. There is no way around this.

The Hyper 212 EVO is an excellent heatsink for this config.

Have fun!

supermanz0728 · Sep 18, 2014

any ideas on boards that wont require the update as i dont have another CPU to do this with

COLGeek · Sep 18, 2014

Where are you purchasing the motherboard from?

supermanz0728 · Sep 18, 2014

i will be buying from new egg, i was also looking at the Asus
M5A99FX PRO R2.0 also. i saw that asus allowed you to install a bios via usb without a cpu so that sounds like it could update it it needs it.

COLGeek · Sep 18, 2014

Even with the Asus, you must still have a CPU installed to access the BIOS. Regardless, you should not have an issue with either motherboard if getting from Newegg. Both are good choices.

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