Ryzen 2nd Gen compatible?

[danielsand1234]

I recently bought a Ryzen 2700x and i am looking for a motherboard to use with it. I was looking at the MSI x370 Gaming Pro Carbon and it says in the specs " Supports AMD^® Ryzen™ 1st and 2nd Generation " I was wondering if that means that it is compatible straight out of the box and if i don't have to do a bios flash or get a previous gen processor to install the latest bios.

 

Would be great if you guys could help me out.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, danielsand1234 said:

I recently bought a Ryzen 2700x and i am looking for a motherboard to use with it. I was looking at the MSI x370 Gaming Pro Carbon and it says in the specs " Supports AMD^® Ryzen™ 1st and 2nd Generation " I was wondering if that means that it is compatible straight out of the box and if i don't have to do a bios flash or get a previous gen processor to install the latest bios.

 

Would be great if you guys could help me out.

You will most likely need to perform a bios update PRIOR to using the 2700X on that board.

[danielsand1234]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

You will most likely need to perform a bios update PRIOR to using the 2700X on that board.

Damn, cause I don't have a previous Gen processor and im a bit iffy about messing around with flashing it in case i destroy it

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, danielsand1234 said:

Damn, cause I don't have a previous Gen processor and im a bit iffy about messing around with flashing it in case i destroy it

i would rather get one of these boards instead...

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=132&sort=price&page=1

 

the Asrock fatality looks nice for the price..

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ZLF48d/asrock-fatal1ty-x470-gaming-k4-atx-am4-motherboard-x470-gaming-k4

 

[danielsand1234]

I was looking at https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-x470-aorus-ultra-gaming-am4-atx-motherboard-ac12567

But i dont know if its worth the $250 au

[i_build_nanosuits]

25 minutes ago, danielsand1234 said:

I was looking at https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-x470-aorus-ultra-gaming-am4-atx-motherboard-ac12567

But i dont know if its worth the $250 au

yeah that's also a good choice if you like the look of it pretty sure it's a solid motherboard.

or this one:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZLF48d/asrock-fatal1ty-x470-gaming-k4-atx-am4-motherboard-x470-gaming-k4

[danielsand1234]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

yeah that's also a good choice if you like the look of it pretty sure it's a solid motherboard.

Ok, thanks so much for the help

[Crunchy Dragon]

11 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

You will most likely need to perform a bios update PRIOR to using the 2700X on that board.

By this point, most boards should ship with a BIOS update.

 

OP: You can request a bootkit from AMD, where they will send you a CPU for free to flash the BIOS with. You just have to send it back to AMD.

[i_build_nanosuits]

7 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

By this point, most boards should ship with a BIOS update.

 

OP: You can request a bootkit from AMD, where they will send you a CPU for free to flash the BIOS with. You just have to send it back to AMD.

yes, or you could end up with that board that has been sitting here and there for a while...better be safe than sorry...

the board he was looking at was an expensive X370 board anyways...and you can get a decent price on X470 and the boards are nice(r) so why risk it.

[AskTJ]

The chip will work on X370, but you might need a BIOS update.

AMD sends out free kits to update your BIOS.