Hi, so I recently got the money to get a AMD-FX8320E, I know what to do with the putting the CPU inside the socket and the thermal paste but I have one question. What do I do after I put it in? I've heard that you need to update your motherboard so your CPU will have the same requirement or something like that. So I just load in the pc as normal? Or do I need to do something after the upgrade is done.
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I am upgrading my CPU but then what
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Upgrade the UEFI before putting in the new CPU, in case the old UEFI does not recognized the new CPU
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That's not going to be a problem. The FX8320 are all supported by AM3+ boards. But updating the bios can't hurt.
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so do I need to update the bios?
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What is your motherboard make & model?
m5a78l-m-usb3
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Nice. As shown at the link below, you have support for that CPU as long as your bios is up to date. The most current bios revision is 2101. But the FX8320E has been supported since 1801, as shown below.
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/m5a78lmusb3/HelpDesk_CPU/
Grab the bios download, and update if you need to.
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/m5a78lmusb3/HelpDesk_BIOS/
Then install your FX8320 and you're good to go.
The bios update should be the only thing you need to do before you install the new CPU, but again only if you need to.
alright thank you for the information
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You're welcome! And Welcome to TPU!
Hi, so i did what you said putting it inside my USB drive and going to bios all that but when I clicked on the rom it said that there is no update in that file. Did I do something wrong?
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It can, and it hurts bad when it does
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BIOS updates rarely fail once they start.It can, and it hurts bad when it does
Did you unzip it? The file should be named "M5A78L-M-USB3-ASUS-2101.ROM"
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| Motherboard | Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1 |
| Memory | 2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
| Storage | Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE |
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Doesn't the BIOS also include the microcode for the CPU and help with Spectre and Meltdown?
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Nope. That update is from 2015, well before Spectre & Meltdown were publicly disclosed. There is nothing to worry about with those vulnerabilities because of the way Vishera cores handle instruction code. As difficult as they are to exploit on Intel CPU's, they are even more difficult on the AM3+ line of CPU's.
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What are the other parts you are using for your system? Would you like help finding/selecting parts? You seem to have your mobo, CPU and Ram sorted already, and while they're older, they are still good value for money.
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