bios update for ryzen 3rd gen

[GoodGuyANKUR]

i bought a asus rog b450 e gaming . so i  want to know do i need to bios update in this board to use my ryzen 5 3600 2nd zen 

[Slottr]

Possibly. It could already be updated for all we know

[Fasauceome]

when did you buy it? does it say "ryzen 3000 ready" on the box?

[schwellmo92]

I don't believe that motherboard supports flashback and if the motherboard wasn't sold as "ryzen 3000 ready" your only option would be to get a first or second generation Ryzen CPU, put it in and update the BIOS then swap in your third generation CPU. If you are unable to locate a suitable CPU you may be able to loan one from AMD here -> https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100#faq-Short-Term-Processor-Loan-Boot-Kit

[GoodGuyANKUR]

i bought it on august but i didnt use it yet i purchase that for ryzen 7 2700x but i didnt buy the ryzen 7 i want to buy ryzen 5 3600x

[GoodGuyANKUR]

and i want to know do i need to put the heatsync   to just update the bios

 

[Pickles von Brine]

Since the CPU likely won't work. You may need to get a cheap Ryzen first or second gen process to do the bios update. Just pick one up off of amazon. Use it, then put back in the box and return it. 

 

 

I am not sure if this board supports flashback. This allows the flash of the bios with nothing plugged in but a USB and power. Really handy when you do CPU upgrades. 

You could also use this:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100
 

[ZephCloud]

you could try your luck..is the bios is Version 2605 or later it'll work just fine..