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6 minutes ago, SHiFT said:

In theory it's not difficulty.. remove cooler, CPU, clean cooler, insert new CPU, paste, cooler. Job is done.. but I am quite worried something can go wrong!

 

 

Yes, should be that easy.

  

3 minutes ago, SHiFT said:

Is my write-up / thinking about the process correct? I have not done it before and whilst it seems "easy" I heard one too many BIOS horror stories.. so I'd never do it but unfortunately I must 😬

 

 

Rush hour traffic is more dangerous than a BIOS flash.

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Hi all,

 

I gave in after 4.5 years of no upgrades and decided to get a 9070XT after much suffering today along with a 5700X3D CPU. 

 

Staying on the AM4 platform on an X570 board for now from MSI.

 

I have not updated a BIOS before, so the motherboard's BIOS is sitting on a 2020 / 2021 version probably. The 5700X3D will require a new version.

 

After my own research on the MSI site (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-X570-TOMAHAWK-WIFI/support#cpu) I found that it does support the CPU but requires a BIOS version of 7C84v1F that released end of 2023. 

 

So a BIOS update is a must - can't avoid it.

 

I have a couple of questions.. do I update the BIOS with the current right before I take out the CPU / GPU and flash it using M-FLASH where it's more user friendly, or do I put in the new GPU, new CPU, and then boot it into M-FLASH mode? Does it matter?

 

In theory it's not difficulty.. remove cooler, CPU, clean cooler, insert new CPU, paste, cooler. Job is done.. but I am quite worried something can go wrong!

 

Any tips or am I overthinking this?

 

Thank you!

 

I'm streaming every day, many AAA games, to entertain people and to get a hang of games that others are unable to play or want to see before they buy. 

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4 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

First update BIOS and then replace the hardware.

Is my write-up / thinking about the process correct? I have not done it before and whilst it seems "easy" I heard one too many BIOS horror stories.. so I'd never do it but unfortunately I must 😬

 

Watched a few videos and the M-FLASH is quite user friendly for my MSI board, assuming I have it.

 

I'm streaming every day, many AAA games, to entertain people and to get a hang of games that others are unable to play or want to see before they buy. 

Check my profile for my ultimate rig! http://linustechtips.com/main/user/109708-shift/

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6 minutes ago, SHiFT said:

In theory it's not difficulty.. remove cooler, CPU, clean cooler, insert new CPU, paste, cooler. Job is done.. but I am quite worried something can go wrong!

 

 

Yes, should be that easy.

  

3 minutes ago, SHiFT said:

Is my write-up / thinking about the process correct? I have not done it before and whilst it seems "easy" I heard one too many BIOS horror stories.. so I'd never do it but unfortunately I must 😬

 

 

Rush hour traffic is more dangerous than a BIOS flash.

Pax vobiscum

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18 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

 

Yes, should be that easy.

  

 

Rush hour traffic is more dangerous than a BIOS flash.

Haha, hopefully.

 

Other bits of info I seen is to obviously format the USB stick to FAT32, load the file onto it, M-FLASH then select that. Everything else is done by the MSI tool which is handy.

 

Thanks for confirming. Anything else I should keep in mind / pay attention to?

I'm streaming every day, many AAA games, to entertain people and to get a hang of games that others are unable to play or want to see before they buy. 

Check my profile for my ultimate rig! http://linustechtips.com/main/user/109708-shift/

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3 hours ago, Tan3l6 said:

Just take your time, the BIOS flashing process might take some time...

Some people said about unplugging things such as internet and stuff for the update during M-FLASH process. Any truth to this you think?

I'm streaming every day, many AAA games, to entertain people and to get a hang of games that others are unable to play or want to see before they buy. 

Check my profile for my ultimate rig! http://linustechtips.com/main/user/109708-shift/

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4 minutes ago, SHiFT said:

Some people said about unplugging things such as internet and stuff for the update during M-FLASH process. Any truth to this you think?

I really doubt it, but on the other hand it can't hurt to take precautions. I've never bothered myself.

Pax vobiscum

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On 3/7/2025 at 11:51 AM, Tan3l6 said:

I really doubt it, but on the other hand it can't hurt to take precautions. I've never bothered myself.

Updated today - went well, no issues. All done in 5 minutes or so using the MSI BIOS tool from the menu. Thanks again!

I'm streaming every day, many AAA games, to entertain people and to get a hang of games that others are unable to play or want to see before they buy. 

Check my profile for my ultimate rig! http://linustechtips.com/main/user/109708-shift/

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