BIOS Overview

If you want the snazzy white color scheme to extend to the EFI too, then you'll want to make sure you update the EFI as the stock version our board came with was still in the familiar black and orange mode, but updating to the latest version as of August 2025 saw it take on an icy white theme. The Easy Mode page is likely enough for basic tweaking and checking everything is okay. As you'd expect you can enable the XMP or EXPO options for your memory, alter the boot order, check temperatures and what hardware is connected, plus options such as RE-BAR support and in the case of the Gigabyte B850 Eagle WiFi7 Ice, you can also change the mode of the reset button on the PCB.

With B850 motherboards supporting overclocking, there's an emphasis therefore on getting the EFI up to that task, and we have a favorites section, which is already set up to include basic overclocking controls to avoid the need to repeatedly delve deeper into the menu system for certain settings. We also have quick access to memory SPD info from the Easy Mode page, plus a search function to locate a setting you can't find or again avoid heading deeper into the menus. Gigabyte's fan control section is mostly on par with the competition, although MSI offers the ability to add additional fan curve adjustment points, while ASUS has a slightly more intuitive fan curve that allows you to drag one point down and take the rest with it to lower the curve or create steady fan speeds quickly.