Will I need a BIOS update for this motherboard? My setup is this so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/K4hYsY
Will I need to update my bios? It says Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs in
- Thread starter Cguy29
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99.9% No , you won't need a bios update
2nd FX series came in 2012 , do you really think there is still a motherboard from pre-2012 that hasn't been bought yet online ?
99.99% You will end up with a motherboard already updated .....
Your setup had much issues and money lost , this setup should give you much more performance and quality parts :
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($146.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC Ranger-R8-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $567.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 23:15 EST-0500
You can overclock 8320 to reach 8350 easily on this build .
2nd FX series came in 2012 , do you really think there is still a motherboard from pre-2012 that hasn't been bought yet online ?
99.99% You will end up with a motherboard already updated .....
Your setup had much issues and money lost , this setup should give you much more performance and quality parts :
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($146.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC Ranger-R8-G ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $567.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 23:15 EST-0500
You can overclock 8320 to reach 8350 easily on this build .
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