HELP Plz idk what to do

[ThatGuyNamedKasper]

Hello everyone,

 

 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PJWLBm

 

 

If you click this link to pc part picker and scroll down you will see compatibility notes, it should say that I need a bios update as im using a vishera cpu.

 

 

How do I do this and is there a video about it? 

[rhodestech]

Hi Kasper, the bios update file can usually be found on the Motherboard Vendor's website. If you download that file, install it as instructed on the site. 

[Ryouichi Kiriyami]

Hello everyone,

 

 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PJWLBm

 

 

If you click this link to pc part picker and scroll down you will see compatibility notes, it should say that I need a bios update as im using a vishera cpu.

 

 

How do I do this and is there a video about it? 

or...you could just get a more current mobo heres a good steal.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

Why not get a new motherboard? as the post above me states

 

Or alternatively  grab an i3 and cheap intel board will cost the same amount!!

 

(or if you can spend about £60 to £70 more you can get an i5 and h97 board

[ThatGuyNamedKasper]

or...you could just get a more current mobo heres a good steal.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3

 

Thank you soo much, <3

 

You made my day!

[typographie]

BIOS updates are provided on the motherboard manufacturer's product page.

 

The CPU Support List says the FX-6300 is compatible with BIOS version F1, which is probably what it ships with. My guess is PC Part Picker is just notifying you of a potential problem.

[-rascal-]

STICK with the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P instead of the ASUS M5A78L-M -- especially if you are going to overclock the FX-6300!!!

The M5A78L-M:

- Uses the old 760G chipset (that same out during the socket AM2+ days)

- 760G was a entry level / budget chipset EVEN for its time

- This motherboard uses a 4+1 VRM Power phases that is NOT cooled with a heatsink (which is NOT recommended on 95W / 125W and especially if overclocking)

The GA-970A-UD3P:

- Uses the 970 chipset (that came out with socket AM3+)

- it is designed with a 8+2 VRM Power phase (which can support decent overclocking)

VRM : Voltage Regulator Module

It's going to be a freakin' fire hazard with THAT ASUS board once you start overclocking...

http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

or...you could just get a more current mobo heres a good steal.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3

[Ryouichi Kiriyami]

-snip-

odd i overclock and my stuffs sittin @ 30c.

onboard dont mind much if you have a gpu...

[ThatGuyNamedKasper]

STICK with the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P instead of the ASUS M5A78L-M -- especially if you are going to overclock the FX-6300!!!

The M5A78L-M:

- Uses the old 760G chipset (that same out during the socket AM2+ days)

- 760G was a entry level / budget chipset EVEN for its time

- This motherboard uses a 4+1 VRM Power phases that is NOT cooled with a heatsink (which is NOT recommended on 95W / 125W and especially if overclocking)

The GA-970A-UD3P:

- Uses the 970 chipset (that came out with socket AM3+)

- it is designed with a 8+2 VRM Power phase (which can support decent overclocking)

VRM : Voltage Regulator Module

It's going to be a freakin' fire hazard with THAT ASUS board once you start overclocking...

http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

 

 

But still is that asus motherboard alright for the fx 6300? or is there a better option that will not make me update the bios

[Ryouichi Kiriyami]

But still is that asus motherboard alright for the fx 6300? or is there a better option that will not make me update the bios

well...its handling my fx 8320 atm......im sure it could handle a lower version >_>

[-rascal-]

But still is that asus motherboard alright for the fx 6300? or is there a better option that will not make me update the bios

 

The Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P is one of the better 970-based chipset based boards, and it's been around for some time.

8+2 VRM's are typically only found on higher-end 990X and 990FX based motherboards (i.e. my ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula is 8+2).

It was only until the recent months MSi launched their own 970 Gaming motherboard (6+2), and AsRock's Fatal1ty 970 Performance (8+2).

 

BIOS version F1 is the first initial launch BIOS, and on the CPU support page, the FX-6300 is supported at launch, so you shouldn't have any problems. There is currently a version F2g BIOS available, but that is released to provide support for the FX-8370E, and FX-8320E -- which came out early this year.

There's a few people on the forums here using the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P without any problems with their FX-6300's.

 

If Amazon UK has the Revision 2.0 board in their inventory, and that's what they are shipping, then you are 110% guaranteed.

 

I say stick with the Gigabyte motherboard.

 

 

 

odd i overclock and my stuffs sittin @ 30c.

onboard dont mind much if you have a gpu...

 

What kind of overclock to you have on your FX-8320?

What voltages are you using (i.e. Core voltage, CPU-NB)?

 

There's been reports on the web where the VRM's are overheating, and causing the CPU to throttle -- especially when overclocked.

This goes for the rest of the 4+1 and 3+1 motherboards as well.

 

The chipset =/= on-board graphics...

Chipset as in the Southbridge and Northbridge.

 

The 760G chipset came out back in 2007 / 2008 when the first generation Phenom's and late Athlon 64 X2's were launched with socket AM2+. The 700 chipset series was never intended to work with AM3+ CPUs; board manufacturers basically did minor tweaks, swapped the white AM2+ socket out, and slapped a black AM3+ socket on (they reused it for socket AM3 prior believe it or not).

 

The 760G, along with the 740(G) chipsets were designed for entry level boards, and intended to be paired with sub-90W Processors

i.e. the 65W "Brisbane" Athlon 64 X2 6000+, or the Phenom X4 94xx and below.

These chips were NOT 'Black Edition' overclock-ready.

 

Once you start using a more aggressive Integrated Memory Controller, doing DDR3 1333 MHz / 1600 / 1866 and instead of DDR2 677 MHz / 800, having CPU's run at 3.5GHz ~ 4GHz+, versus 1.8GHz ~ 3.0GHz, and cranking the voltages up into the 1.3V ~ 1.4V+ range, you begin to push the boundary limits.

 

 

 

I'm pulling 1.45V for my Core Voltage, with 1.3V on the CPU-NB, and 1.23V for the SB and NB...and my VRM's for my board are in the mid 50's. I don't think a non-heatsinked board will last very long...