Will I need a Bios update for new GPU?
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Mr_Venbeer
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It's best if you do keep your BIOS up to date. I would recommend updating them, but it might not be necessary.
kapitalistas
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usually BIOS update required on cpu side(some motherboard need updates)but not for your hardware,you good to go.
geofelt
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DO NOT update a motherboard bios unless it fixes a problem that is impacting you.
A failed bios update can brick your motherboard.
It would be most unusual if a bios update were necessary for a new graphics card.
I think you are good to go.
A failed bios update can brick your motherboard.
It would be most unusual if a bios update were necessary for a new graphics card.
I think you are good to go.
photonboy
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1) NO. Not required.
*If you heard about BIOS updates related to video cards it may have been referring to the vBIOS on newer cards to be upgraded to work with modern UEFI boards. Some UEFI cards have issues with older motherboards but I doubt the one you chose does. In those cases there's no fix anyway.
2) In general, do NOT update your BIOS. As said a failed flash can ruin the motherboard. If you have not observed any stability issues (BSOD or freezing) or conflicts (i.e. SSD doesn't seem to work) then I wouldn't bother.
3) You can look at the BIOS updates as well. Some are vague with "stability updates" but some are more specific. For example the last BIOS update for you was to address an issue with the FX-8320 CPU.
An earlier one was to address USB issues.
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/M5A78LM_LX_PLUS/HelpDesk_Download/
If you want to read about updates or see how new yours is navigate starting above choose OS then BIOS.
*If you heard about BIOS updates related to video cards it may have been referring to the vBIOS on newer cards to be upgraded to work with modern UEFI boards. Some UEFI cards have issues with older motherboards but I doubt the one you chose does. In those cases there's no fix anyway.
2) In general, do NOT update your BIOS. As said a failed flash can ruin the motherboard. If you have not observed any stability issues (BSOD or freezing) or conflicts (i.e. SSD doesn't seem to work) then I wouldn't bother.
3) You can look at the BIOS updates as well. Some are vague with "stability updates" but some are more specific. For example the last BIOS update for you was to address an issue with the FX-8320 CPU.
An earlier one was to address USB issues.
http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/M5A78LM_LX_PLUS/HelpDesk_Download/
If you want to read about updates or see how new yours is navigate starting above choose OS then BIOS.
kapitalistas
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