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should i upgrade the current bios i have on my b550m aorus elite?
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IF your system is functioning properly then there is no real need. Ram issues or usb issues would be the only real reason to update or if you are swapping in a X3D cpu.
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Are you using a Ryzen 5600X3D or 5800X3D? Is your RAM giving you issues? If no to both, no need to bother.
thanks for the quick responses, so far no issues at all as far i can tell, just wanted to know if i should, for example i recently got a 4070 so was wondering if this would affect in terms of stability at all.
either way thanks.
either way thanks.
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Doubtful as a 4070 would work on a Z170 board that hasn't been updated in years.... Like I said if you are having obvious issues sure it wouldn't hurt but if you are perfectly stable no need.
My Bios on my X570 Aorus Master is pre 4090 and I have 0 issues with the card for example.
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If I were to update, I'd go to F17 because it is a final release. Your F14e and the new F18a & F18b are all beta releases.
As others have said though, no need to update if your CPU and RAM are performing as expected.
As others have said though, no need to update if your CPU and RAM are performing as expected.
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I thought microcode changes for security were in the BIOS; if so it might not be enough that things are performing as expected.
yeah apparently for security purposes.