Some AMD 970 Chipset Motherboards May Need a BIOS Update Prior to Using Vishera CPU's

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Harol

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Will I need to update BIOS for this build? If so is there a better motherboard where I can avoid this issue? Any additional tips/comments are appreciated (This is my first build)
Build: CPU: AMD FX 8350 4GHz 8-core
CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
GPU: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3Gb IceQ X^2
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX
PSU: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified
 
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Buy an FX 8320 and overclock it to 8350 speeds

Motherboards that are way better and will NOT need a BIOS update
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
or
even better
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970performance

It would be very rare to find a board now that didnt support Vishera . It would have had to been sitting on a shelf for 2 years .
But the two boards I have suggested are newer models . They are also both excellent overclocking boards .

The psu is ordinary as logain suggested . You can do better there as well
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.45 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.84 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($319.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.00 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($87.50 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $881.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 12:50 EDT-0400
 
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Harol

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That seems better than what I had in mind, I guess I will have to gain some experience :)
 
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