Asus BIOS update

[strrdr7]

Okay i have this mb and the support page lists a new bios and the description is super dumb 

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/All-series/PRIME-H310M-E-R2-0/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

"Improve system compatibility.
Support ALC897 audio codec"

 

what "compatibility"?

and there are not even proper google results for ALC897 , like it doesn't even exist. how can they mention a new hardware on an old board??

should i even get this BIOS? 

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, strrdr7 said:

"Improve system compatibility."

[...]

what "compatibility"?

Probably with memory, but BIOS update changelogs are notoriously vague.

4 minutes ago, strrdr7 said:

"Support ALC897 audio codec"
[...]

and there are not even proper google results for ALC897 , like it doesn't even exist. how can they mention a new hardware on an old board??

A codec isn't new hardware, it's a way for audio to be processed/packaged/etc.

It's like a software now "Now works with .jpeg!". Your hardware doesn't (necessarily) have to change to support new software.

 

I can't find any info from Realtek on ALC897, but many motherboards support it.

6 minutes ago, strrdr7 said:

should i even get this BIOS? 

The general idea is "don't update your BIOS, unless you have issues with your current BIOS (or another valid reason to upgrade)"