BIOS?

[Knightdroid250]

If im buying a new motherboard do i need to update my bios?is installing the bios drivers same as flashing your bios?I dont want to mess with this kind of stuff since im afraid i would brick my new motherboard i ever I bought one.

[myselfolli]

Keep your BIOS up to date, as it may have stability or even security updates that may be relevant for your system. Most modern motherboards have a BIOS updating utility that will do most of the heavy lifting for you.

[Husky]

For Intel systems, you should only update UEFI BIOS if you need to support a new CPU or if you are experiencing issues with the UEFI BIOS or if you need better support for things like RAM overclocking and XMP profiles.

 

For AMD systems, you should update the UEFI BIOS as there are constant improvements happening with the AGESA code.

 

I personally update all of my UEFI BIOSes when a new version that has tangible improvements is released, the benefits outweigh the risks. And if you do mess it up (power goes out etc...) then you can just use the UEFI BIOS "FlashBack" feature or "Dual BIOS" feature that most motherboards have.

[Knightdroid250]

On 3/5/2019 at 12:08 AM, Husky said:

For Intel systems, you should only update UEFI BIOS if you need to support a new CPU or if you are experiencing issues with the UEFI BIOS or if you need better support for things like RAM overclocking and XMP profiles.

 

For AMD systems, you should update the UEFI BIOS as there are constant improvements happening with the AGESA code.

 

I personally update all of my UEFI BIOSes when a new version that has tangible improvements is released, the benefits outweigh the risks. And if you do mess it up (power goes out etc...) then you can just use the UEFI BIOS "FlashBack" feature or "Dual BIOS" feature that most motherboards have.

i see.Thanks

[Knightdroid250]

On 3/5/2019 at 12:04 AM, myselfolli said:

Keep your BIOS up to date, as it may have stability or even security updates that may be relevant for your system. Most modern motherboards have a BIOS updating utility that will do most of the heavy lifting for you.

Noted