ASRock do NOT recommend updating this BIOS if...
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Topic: ASRock do NOT recommend updating this BIOS if...
Posted By: Trin
Subject: ASRock do NOT recommend updating this BIOS if...
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 12:08pm
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Hello everyone! My A320M-DVS R4.0 motherboard has BIOS version 4.00 On the page with BIOS firmware, it is written:  Do I need to flash the Bios version 2.20, because I have a Risen 3 Pro 1200 processor with a Summit Ridge core? Thanks! |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2021 at 9:39pm
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If your PC is working correctly and has no issues there is no need to update your BIOS at all. It wasn't that long ago that only tech support and tech repair shops ever really updated BIOS versions for people, aside from enthusiasts that is. The BIOS is not an operating system or a program that benefits from constant updates, it is firmware that handles all your hardware and how it communicates with each other. If there isn't an issue with the system related to compatibility/stability then there really isn't any need to update at all, in some cases, ever. The only times I recommend BIOS updates are: 1. You are installing a newer generation CPU than the current version supports 2. You have compatibility/stability issues that the update is specifically designed to improve/correct 3. Security updates that are critical to your work environment 4. If you are an enthusiast that knows the risks but is willing to take the chance to test out different versions and determine which gives the best overclocking results. That last one applies to high end boards only, budget to mid range boards seldom see any overclocking advantage from BIOS updates as the limiting factor is typically not the BIOS but the power delivery circuitry (VRM design). If your board does not support the CPU you intend to use with it then I would suggest updating to 2.20, otherwise, if it ain't broke  ------------- 
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Posted By: Trin
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2021 at 1:50pm
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Xaltar, thanks! Several days have passed, no problems Risen 3 Pro 1200, A320M-DVS R4.0, BIOS 4.00 |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2021 at 4:36pm
Glad to hear it   -------------
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