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GA-EX58-UD5 REV(1.0) Upgrade to Intel 970 which BIOS should I use

Hello all; I am currently using BIOS F6. Upgrading to the 970 and was wondering which BIOS version would be recommended for my UD5 REV(1.0)

Thank you

Dark Mantis

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Re: GA-EX58-UD5 REV(1.0) Upgrade to Intel 970 which BIOS should I use
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 06:27:28 pm »
Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte forum.

Any BIOS version of F7 or more will be compatible with the 970 CPU. Don't forget that it will need to be updated  before installing the chip.

http://uk.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=2958
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: GA-EX58-UD5 REV(1.0) Upgrade to Intel 970 which BIOS should I use
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2011, 02:08:28 am »
Thank you Dark Mantis. This was my first post on the forums. I flashed to F12 BIOS and everything has been running very smooth. I have had the UD5 for about 1.5 years now and have been most impressed with its performance. Even when I have botched things up on multiple occasions it always seems to bounce right back and beg for more.

Again thank you for your response


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Re: GA-EX58-UD5 REV(1.0) Upgrade to Intel 970 which BIOS should I use
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2011, 04:15:58 pm »
You are very welcome and glad that irt is once again running properly. You are quite right they are well built boards. ;)
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy