Do motherboards ship with a updated bios for 9th gen Intel

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     I recently decided my pc was due for an upgrade to an intel chipset and I'm looking to replace the mobo cpu and ram but as i was putting together some parts I noticed an error warning on pcpartpicker (I was using this to easily check compatibility) telling me that I may need to update the motherboard bios with an older 8th gen cpu before i can use a 9th gen cpu with the motherboard. The motherboard I was planning on using was the Asus ROG STRIX B360-F motherboard with a i5-9600k cpu. Does anyone know if this motherboard already ships with an updated bios that supports 9th gen, or when motherboards will start to be sold with an updated bios? I really would like to avoid using the older 8th gen i5 because it is more expensive and slower and older. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$123.93 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$373.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-02 16:30 EST-0500

 

[3 Lions]

For a 9600K i'd look for Z370 or Z390 boards instead. 

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1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

For a 9600K i'd look for Z370 or Z390 boards instead. 

the z370 and z390 boards are more expensive though......

 

[Airdragonz]

Just now, OX_S said:

the z370 and z390 boards are more expensive though......

 

Then go with a regular 9600. If you can't get a Z-series board, there is no use in getting an unlocked "-k" processor since you can't overclock anyways. 

[3 Lions]

4 minutes ago, OX_S said:

the z370 and z390 boards are more expensive though......

 

You've got two options...

 

1) Drop the 9600K and go with an i7 8700 using that B360 board.

or

2) Use the 9600K and accept that you need to pay a bit more for either a Z370 or Z390 board. 

Edited January 2, 2019 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[r2724r16]

How about you wait until CES (which is coming in less than 2 weeks), since AMD will be showing off their new Zen 2 chips which are rumoured to have up to 16 cores at 4.7GHz for like $500. 

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Just now, Airdragonz said:

Then go with a regular 9600. If you can't get a Z-series board, there is no use in getting an unlocked "-k" processor since you can't overclock anyways. 

i dont think a regular i5-9600 exists, at least you can't buy it on any major retailer website   

[3 Lions]

2 minutes ago, Airdragonz said:

Then go with a regular 9600. If you can't get a Z-series board, there is no use in getting an unlocked "-k" processor since you can't overclock anyways. 

I don't think there is a 9600 yet. 

[ZacoAttaco]

A friend of mine recently encountered this. He just took the motherboard to a local PC retailer and they updated the BIOS for him, with a small fee of course. That's always an option.

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Just now, r2724r16 said:

How about you wait until CES (which is coming in less than 2 weeks), since AMD will be showing off their new Zen 2 chips which are rumoured to have up to 16 cores at 4.7GHz for like $500. 

I'm upgrading to Intel because I barely record or stream, I mostly just game so there is no point in me getting a AMD cpu

[Airdragonz]

1 minute ago, OX_S said:

i dont think a regular i5-9600 exists, at least you can't buy it on any major retailer website   

 

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

I don't think there is a 9600 yet. 

My bad, wasn't thinking too much into what I was typing. Anyway, point is don't get an unlocked processor if your mobo can't take advantage of oc'ing it. 

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1 minute ago, ZacoAttaco said:

A friend of mine recently encountered this. He just took the motherboard to a local PC retailer and they updated the BIOS for him, with a small fee of course. That's always an option.

So i could take the motherboard to a local microcenter?

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, OX_S said:

I mostly just game so there is no point in me getting a AMD cpu

Ya, but you're complaining about not having the budget for an expensive motherboard. 

 

Might wanna read through this: https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-3000-zen-2-cpus-ryzen-9-3900x-ryzen-7-ryzen-5-listed-online/

[ZacoAttaco]

4 minutes ago, OX_S said:

So i could take the motherboard to a local microcenter?

I'm not very familiar with that particular retailer but I would say so .

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Is this a good Z390 board? It fits my builds color scheme and doesn't cost more than the ROG STRIX B360 board.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qpL48d/msi-z390-a-pro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z390-a-pro

[ZacoAttaco]

9 minutes ago, OX_S said:

Is this a good Z390 board? It fits my builds color scheme and doesn't cost more than the ROG STRIX B360 board.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qpL48d/msi-z390-a-pro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z390-a-pro

I mean, it seems to have good reviews on the surface, I'd recommend watching some more in-depth videos and reviews before making your decision. Some on the forum who have experience with that board may be able to help you also.

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4 minutes ago, ZacoAttaco said:

I mean, it seems to have good reviews on the surface, I'd recommend watching some more in-depth videos and reviews before making your decision. Some on the forum who have experience with that board may be able to help you also.



ok ill do some more research on that board,

thank you to everyone that replied to this post