New build with 14700K

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   I bought a 14700K for a new build and was planning to use a Steel Legend Z790 board. My question is how do I know that it has an updated bios? I went to a local Micro Center and the board they had had a July date on the box. Does that tell me anything about the bios? The salesmen said that the Steel Legend does not have a flashback feature, so I'd be stuck if the bios was too old. Is that correct? Thanks for any help.

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alecs53 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Oct 2023 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote alecs53 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New build with 14700K Posted: 22 Oct 2023 at 5:00am
	I bought a 14700K for a new build and was planning to use a Steel Legend Z790 board. My question is how do I know that it has an updated bios? I went to a local Micro Center and the board they had had a July date on the box. Does that tell me anything about the bios? The salesmen said that the Steel Legend does not have a flashback feature, so I'd be stuck if the bios was too old. Is that correct? Thanks for any help.

Darkje Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2022 Status: Offline Points: 1610	Post Options Post Reply Quote Darkje Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 2023 at 6:07am
	on some other brand board the cpu worked, but pcie1 and the m2 slots from the cpu didn't, chipset pcie did work. could flash the bios anyway and then it worked, don't know if will be the same on z790 legend.

alecs53 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Oct 2023 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote alecs53 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 2023 at 7:14am
	Thanks for the input. I did see a post on Toms Hardware from someone who tried the same combination I was planning and it didn't even post. So I decided that I didn't want to take the risk and I have another brand board on order that is supposed to be already 14th gen compatible and it also has a flashback feature. It is going to cost me a little more and maybe not be quite as good a match for what I wanted, but I guess this what happens with these "refresh" generations.