motherbord Gpu bios compatability

[moist568]

I have an msi b450 pro carbon wifi. my cpu is a ryzen 5 2400g and my 3060 is arriving tomorrow.

 

Do I need to upgrade my mobo bios to a 4.0 version? I have no clue how to use a bios.

 

Key word is need.

 

thanks

Edited July 1, 2021 by moist568

[Boomy Beatle]

No, it'll work fine. The BIOS takes care of the most basic operations and system monitoring of your PC. The most common cause for anyone to really "need" to update their firmware is when they're putting a newer CPU into an older motherboard that supports it, but hasn't yet been updated. Other times some features will come out that you may want if you're more of an enthusiast.

 

Should you ever decide to update the BIOS in the future, make sure you're not in a situation where the power can go out. You will brick your system.

[moist568]

does pcie 4.0 auto enable with a 3060 installed?

 

[SorryBella]

48 minutes ago, moist568 said:

Do I need to upgrade my mobo bios

No, because pcie devices most of the time identifies themselves, BIOS only handles how itll function in the software wise.

 

I have a bigger fish to fry though, why are ya pairing 2400G with a 3060? If youre going to upgrade the CPU, then i would recommend a BIOS update as youll need latest bios for 5000 series support.

 

1 minute ago, moist568 said:

does pcie 4.0 auto enable with a 3060 installed?

 

B450 only have 3.0, youll need B550 for 4.0 support. But besides, even GPU for now still doesnt get super affected from the bandwith disadvantage.

 

 

[moist568]

Just now, SorryClaire said:

No, because pcie devices most of the time identifies themselves, BIOS only handles how itll function in the software wise.

 

I have a bigger fish to fry though, why are ya pairing 2400G with a 3060? If youre going to upgrade the CPU, then i would recommend a BIOS update as youll need latest bios for 5000 series support.

The reason why im pairing a 2400g with a 3060 is because the 2400g is from my old build, so im using that bc i cant afford a gpu and cpu in the same month. next month I plan to buy a new cpu, probably a 3600xt

[moist568]

3 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

B450 only have 3.0, youll need B550 for 4.0 support. But besides, even GPU for now still doesnt get super affected from the bandwith disadvantage.

ok thanks, its super difficult to get truthful and decent answers online normally

[moist568]

23 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

B450 only have 3.0,

uhhh how does this work? says im on 4.0?

[SorryBella]

4 hours ago, moist568 said:

uhhh how does this work?

It doesnt. The left side is what Pcie generation and lanes it can run at, the right side says what it actually run at.

[moist568]

19 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

what it actually run at.

so im running at pcie x4? instead of 16x?

[SorryBella]

5 hours ago, moist568 said:

so im running at pcie x4? instead of 16x?

Yeah, basically.

 

Where did you plug your GPU?

[moist568]

On 7/4/2021 at 2:37 AM, SorryClaire said:

Where did you plug your GPU?

Top slot, ive had a fiddle around with my bios and ive managed to get up to pcie 8x 3.0. Turns out my fossil 2400g only suppots up to pcie 8x. Ive got it up to the highest speed the cpu supports, im due to get a 3600x.