Which CPU shall I buy to update bios of AB350 Pro4

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   Hi all,
during my last cleanup session I successfully destroyed my AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and want to use the chance to upgrade to 7 5800x.

Unfortunately I have to update BIOS version from 2.5 to 7.2 and therefore I need a CPU. My plan was to buy one temporally. Which one would you recommend?

Any better and faster way would be also very much appriciated.

Best regards
radi

Setup:
ASRock AB350AB Pro4 P2.50
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (most probably broken, Windows and USB stick starts shortly and then computer restarts)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X --> should be bought if I manage the update to P7.20

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radi5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Dec 2023 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote radi5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Which CPU shall I buy to update bios of AB350 Pro4 Posted: 11 Dec 2023 at 7:08pm
	Hi all, during my last cleanup session I successfully destroyed my AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and want to use the chance to upgrade to 7 5800x. Unfortunately I have to update BIOS version from 2.5 to 7.2 and therefore I need a CPU. My plan was to buy one temporally. Which one would you recommend? Any better and faster way would be also very much appriciated. Best regards radi Setup: ASRock AB350AB Pro4 P2.50 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (most probably broken, Windows and USB stick starts shortly and then computer restarts) AMD Ryzen 7 5800X --> should be bought if I manage the update to P7.20

kerberos_20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2017 Location: czech republic Status: Offline Points: 3687	Post Options Post Reply Quote kerberos_20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2023 at 7:42pm
	how do you know that mainboard still works? btw with your bios version you can use just ryzen from first generation Edited by kerberos_20 - 11 Dec 2023 at 7:46pm
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radi5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Dec 2023 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote radi5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2023 at 8:22pm
	Hm, I don't know. I was asuming it, as only the CPU got damaged. But I guess also for that test I need a CPU. So only chance is buying e.g. something like that AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4x 3,1GHz) YD1200BBM4KAE Sockel AM4 test and update bios, right? Thanks for your help!

eccential Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2022 Location: Nevada Status: Offline Points: 6530	Post Options Post Reply Quote eccential Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2023 at 11:00pm
	Buying a CPU, to actually USE IT and to RETURN IT, is absolutely not fair to the shop as well as AMD. AMD used to have a program to lend you an older CPU, so you can update BIOS. https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/warranty-information/rma-bktc No idea if it's still in effect.

radi5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Dec 2023 Status: Offline Points: 50	Post Options Post Reply Quote radi5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Dec 2023 at 9:18pm
	Hi eccential, yes that is clear that I even did not thought that this could be the interpretation. The AMD program has some high borders as I read and is quite slow. Therefore I decided to buy a used AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and will sell it afterwards again. Anyway thanks a lot for the hint, I 100% agree with your moral thoughts! Have a good day radi