Bios Update B650M DS3H

[Banshee]

Hello,

I use this Mainboard for about 2 Months. I would like to make a BIOS Update but I am uncertain which BIOS to use.
My current BIOS is FB3g which I cannot find in this List
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650M-DS3H-rev-10-11-12/support#support-dl-bios
I found this on the Gigabyte Website which is nearly my Bios No. but still no FB3g here
https://www.gigabyte.com/si/Motherboard/B650M-DS3H-rev-13/support#support-dl-bios

Thank you for Help.

[dmdilks]

OK the 1st thing is any time you have a letter at the end it is a beta bios. Did you update the bios or was it at that bios when you got it. Was the board new or used when you got it. Because I would be really surprise if Gigabyte would update to that bios FB3g.

There other thing what version board do you have? Rev. 1.0/1.1/1.2 have their own bios and rev.1.3 Has it's own bios. Look at the bottom left corner you should see which version you have by the screw hole.

Plus on either version there is no more updates at this time. Plus why do you want update the Bios? You having problems or you just thing you need to update it? One thing on any mother board you don't update things unless you having a problem.

"If it isn't broke don't fix it"

[Banshee]

My Computer was assembled in a Shop, and in order to make the Computer start for installing Windows this BIOS has been installed. The Person doing this, said he had problems to start the Computer, but the next Day he said he had to install this new BIOS FB3g. The Motherboard is new.
The Main Memory is this one  Crucial Pro Overclocking White DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6000, CL36-38-38-80 and is not in the compatibility list. The new BIOS I found says it improves Memory Compatibilty. Currently the Computer needs about 20 Seconds before the POST Screen appears, but then Windows boots very quickly.
I hope to improve the Memory Compatibilty because I use this Computer for Video Editing.

[dmdilks]

The new BIOS I found says it improves Memory Compatibility. Currently the Computer needs about 20 Seconds before the POST Screen appears, but then Windows boots very quickly. 

You having any problems with like blue screen or even system crashing. If not then the memory is fine. You can update to FB3j but again that is a beta bios. If something goes wrong than you might end up sending back to Gigabyte.

What is the boot set to in the bios. Is the fast boot enabled? If everything is working I would worry about the boot time. This is myself I could careless on how fast a computer boots. All care about that it booted to windows.

If you are going to video editing than 32gb is really not enough. You really need 64gb or higher.

[Banshee]

I will look into the BIOS Settings. I have no Blue Screens or Computer crashes, so you say the memory is working okay with the Motherboard.

I only do Video Editing in FHD no 4K. Before that I had a Intel I5-2500k with 16 GB and it worked fine with the same Video Editing Programm Edius from Grass Valley.

[dmdilks]

In almost 30 yrs of building computers. I have never really look at the compatibility list on memory. If the computer boots it runs with any problem I'm good to go.

There are like only three companies that make memory chips for all computer memory. So does it really matter who you buy them from.

So yes if the computer is running with no problem you good to go. Plus you said when you were buying the computer the person was having problems with it to boot. That is very common when you want to run a better CPU. That the 1st bios didn't support.

[Banshee]

Thank you for your advice 
Just one more question - when the Computer starts booting to Windows there is one long beep aprox. 2 to 3 seconds.
I read somewhere this is the AMI Bios saying everything is okay. Is that right ?
Thank you

[dmdilks]

They don't put those codes in the book any more. By what I'm reading a long beep says it is memory problem. At one time that beep told you everything was OK. So just keep I on the memory.

Today with LED lights that is what I'm going by. When the board boots. It checks 1st CPU, 2nd Memory, 3rd Video & than everything else. If you look at the LED it does that same thing when booting

You should have build a AM4 board when they 1st came out. A lot of them took for ever to post. Some of them up to 2 mins or more.

[Banshee]

Thank you for your answer.
Should I make a Stress Test ? And which one do you recommend ?

[dmdilks]

I use a program call IntelBurnTest v2.54.