Regarding Updating BIOS on GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

[manneblask]

Hello.

I have some questions regarding my mobo and its BIOS version.
I currently have the first BIOS version F5 for this mobo. But i was wondering if it's necessary to update the bios version since i made some hardware changes.

I've recently changed CPU, RAM and GPU.

My set up is:
Motherboard: GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
RAM: 8GB Corsair Dominator 1333mhz DDR3
GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6950 2GB DDR5
CPU: AMD Phenom II 970 Black Edition 3,5ghz x 4

So is it necessary to update to utilize the full capacity of my hardware? Since the GPU is PCI-E 2.1 and the processor is a newer AM3 socket (dont know if its relevant).

Thankful for any input.

Regards,
E

[absic]

Hi there,

yes, you would probably benefit from updating your BIOS to F8M as officially, your CPU isn't supported by earlier versions.

I would recommend that you flash BIOS with the QFlash Utility as this is the safest method.You can download the latest BIOS from here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3005&dl=1#

[manneblask]

Thanks for the reply.

Is there any link to where i can find a step-by-step guide?

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

Check the FAQ section for the details on how to do this.

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2441.0.html