Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H and AMD Phenom II x6

[Guest]

Hello,

im buying these together, im worried the bios versions wont be F8 which support the hex cores.

and what options do i have if it not upto date.

 

[Guest]

sorry double post

 

[COLGeek]

If the mobo doesn't have the F8 BIOS (I assume you researched and identified the most current BIOS version) one of 2 things will happen. The mobo may not boot at all, in which case you would need a compatible processor in order to update the BIOS.

-OR-

The mobo may boot, but may not recognize all 6 cores. In that case, update the BIOS to achieve full capability.

Those are pretty much all of the options. Good luck!

 

[Guest]

ok cheers, is there any risk of damage to the cpu if it doesnt boot?

 

[COLGeek]

Not really. You should be fine.