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Will i need a 1st gen ryzen cpu to update x470 motherboards for 3rd gen ryzen?

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Hello, I was just wondering if i was to build my first pc with a aorus x470 ultra gaming and a ryzen 7 3700x, would i need a first gen ryzen (lets say a ryzen 3 1200) in order to update the bios for it to work with 3rd gen ryzen?

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No. Some boards have a feature called BIOS flashback where you can flash the BIOS on the board without a CPU installed. If not, AMD has a program where they will ship you a CPU you can use to update the BIOS with and then you just send it back to them after. 

 

https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100

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Some retailers also offer a bios upgrade for non x570 motherboards so they can run Ryzen3000. It might add some cost to the CPU but its cheaper than getting an old CPU just for the upgrade.  

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You need a CPU for the bios flash. As far as I know no x470 gigabytes have it where you can flash without a cpu.  Here are some ways to do this.

 

Have the store update you 

 

See if a small PC shop will update you

 

Find someone selling a first gen ryzen offer then a few bucks to meet up and use the cpu to flash your bios.

 

Buy a cheap CPU to keep around. I bought a used 2200g to keep around as a flashing CPU and back up as well as for the onboard graphics.  I payed $50 for it and honestly it's worth it because that one time you need onboard graphics for some reason or a cou to flash it makes life so much easier. 

 

 

Small mom and pop store or one of the local Craigslist or Facebook PC builders should be able to get you up and running for about $10.

 

 

Hope it all goes smoothly for ya and enjoy the new CPU.

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You will need a first or second gen Ryzen CPU to update the bios on any X470/B450 Gigabyte board, the only boards you can update without a CPU is the Asus Crosshair VII and most MSI boards.

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X470 Gaming M7 AC has BIOS flashback.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9_E3h8bLp-TXr-0zTJFqqVxdCR9daIVNyMatydkpFA/htmlview

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