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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: thatcrazyguy on February 23, 2012, 12:26:07 am

Title: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: thatcrazyguy on February 23, 2012, 12:26:07 am
I was wondering if the GA-970A-D3 mobo would work with the FX without a bios update (it's an FX 4100), or would i be wasting my money getting the FX only to find out that i need a Phenom II or Athlon II to update the bios. So has gigabyte updated the bios on these boards at this point in time?  ???
Title: Re: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: autotech on February 23, 2012, 02:37:35 am
Depends on how old the stock is at the place you purchase it from.when gigabyte manufactures a motherboard they always install the latest bios aviable for it. So like i said depends on where you get it from, and how old there stock is.
Title: Re: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: Dark Mantis on February 23, 2012, 07:28:45 am
If you haven't already purchased the motherboard I would suggest asking the retailer to flash the BIOS for you before sending it. If not you can always get a  local shop to flash the BIOS  saving you from the cost of purchasing a supported chip just for this purpose.
Title: Re: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: thatcrazyguy on February 23, 2012, 08:27:42 pm
Depends on how old the stock is at the place you purchase it from.when gigabyte manufactures a motherboard they always install the latest bios aviable for it. So like i said depends on where you get it from, and how old there stock is.
If I'm on Amazon.com, how can I tell how old the stock is, and am i able to request a bios flash from them?
Title: Re: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: thatcrazyguy on February 24, 2012, 12:59:41 am
I've also been seeing a lot of mixed reviews for the FX, so should I just go with a Phenom II?
Title: Re: FX processor and GA-970A-D3
Post by: thatcrazyguy on February 24, 2012, 01:42:59 am
With the mixed reviews for the FX and lots of answers saying that the Phenom II X4 outperforms the FX 4100, I'm going with the Phenom II. Thread locked.