Motherboard and CPU compatibility

[Hichew]

Hello, I already have a EVGA Geforce GTX 650 ti 2GB, and I was thinking about getting the AMD FX 6300 as my processor, and Asrock Extreme 3 970 as my motherboard. I'm not sure if the CPU and Motherboard are compatible as I've read a previous post about those two that involves upgrading the BIOS which i do not know what it means, while the site says that the FX 6300 is supported. I don't want to taking any chances, so what do you guys think?

 

[alexoiu]

Hi,
If the board was manufactured after July 2012, then it would have the right BIOS version for supporting the 6300.
Supposing it doesn't, you can order a BIOS chip from ebay and replace the baord'e one (the BIOS chip is on socket).

 

[Hichew]

Hi, I've done some researching and this is what i came with:

ASRock 970 Extreme3 Bios 1.60Manufacturer: ASRock

Date: July 6, 2012
File Size: 2.6 MB
OS Support: Windows (all)
Downloads: 304

So I am supposing this will work, and if not i will have to download the 1.6 bios? I am kind of new to computers, so please correct me if i am wrong.

 

[alexoiu]

If the board comes with an older BIOS, you can update it only if using a supported CPU. Most probably you won't buy in May 2013 a board manufactured before July 2012.
But supposing you do, then you can order from ebay a BIOS chip for your board's model (15-20$) and replace the board's BIOS chip. Or contact ASrock and they will most probably send you back a board with the latest BIOS version.

 

[Hichew]

alright thanks im gonna go for it