Athlon X4 860K Motherboard Compatibility Help! (M-ITX)

[Ekaterian]

I recently bought the:

"ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ AMD A88X HDMI SATA3 USB3 Mini ITX Motherboard"

 

However, as I was using an Athlon, I quickly found out that the Motherboard had to use an APU to flash the BIOS. (I bricked the BIOS) I sent the Motherboard in for a refund, but am trying to find an M-ITX Mother board (FM2+) that would support the 860K out of the box. (BIOS) I recently found this motherboard (GA-F2A88XN-WIFI) and was wondering if it would work out of the box with the 860K.

 

I thank you for any help in advance!

 

[Arc_Jester]

It's a hit or miss with BIOS versions unfortunately, you just have to hope you get a board from the new batch with updated BIOS'. The same thing happen to me with my first board.

[Ekaterian]

I have the same motherboard and it worked out of the box. 

 

Most of them have the latest BIOS installed that supports up to Godavari. 

I appreciate the help, I'll take the plunge.

[Ekaterian]

I have the same motherboard and it worked out of the box. 

 

Most of them have the latest BIOS installed that supports up to Godavari. 

Wait, you used the first motherboard out of the box? You don't have the Gigabyte one?

[Ekaterian]

I only used the ASRock one, not the Gigabyte one.

Yeah, the ASRock one didn't work for me.