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ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 AM4 AMD B550 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard $80 @newegg amazon walmart ebay

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AMD B550
Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 G / 5000 / 4000 G / 3000 G / 3000 Series Processors
* Need to update BIOS for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors.
* Not compatible with AMD Athlon Processors.
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12-25-2023 at 08:30 AM.
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so to update the bios for a 5000 cpu you need to use a lower cpu. Popcorn
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12-25-2023 at 08:30 AM.
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I will never get an asrock mb again. Best of luck to those who get one
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12-25-2023 at 08:39 AM.
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whats the story with assrock? always msi before
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12-25-2023 at 09:18 AM.
12-25-2023 at 09:18 AM.
Quote from TodayOnly :
so to update the bios for a 5000 cpu you need to use a lower cpu. Popcorn

Not entirely true. Recent stock of this motherboard should have updated bios up to Ryzen 5000 series. Bought the 4ac version last year, to pair with 5600, and bios was updated to 1.8. You can check which version of the bios is on the actual mobo by checking for a small sticker indicating the bios version currently on it. Its a solid mobo for budget builds under ~$500

Bought this at $80 last year as well.
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12-25-2023 at 09:49 AM.

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12-25-2023 at 09:49 AM.
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so to update the bios for a 5000 cpu you need to use a lower cpu. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...s2/popcorn.gif
Always been that way for CPU support bios updates.
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12-25-2023 at 10:22 AM.
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Always been that way for CPU support bios updates.
yes, it has
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12-25-2023 at 10:32 AM.

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12-25-2023 at 10:32 AM.
Not as good as the MSI B550-A Pro mobo for $80 but once the MSI deal becomes dead this mobo might be an ok alternative if it's still on sale.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17148592-msi-b550-a-pro-proseries-motherboard-80-free-shipping

The MSI board has 7 USB and 1 USBC ports on the back, has better vrm and better heatsinks, has bios q-flash so you dont need a CPU in the socket to flash bios, slightly higher quality audio chipset, internal USBC header, comes with a m.2 heatsink cover and also positioned above the GPU for easy access (no need to take out the GPU to access your primary m.2 slot).

The only thing the asrock board has that is slightly better is the dedicated m.2 wifi card slot but it doesnt actually come with a wifi card so you have to buy it yourself.
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12-25-2023 at 05:57 PM.
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Always been that way for CPU support bios updates.
Yes and no. My MSI B450 has a Flashback+ button, meaning you can flash a BIOS with just a USB flash drive, without putting a CPU in it. Obviously you still need another computer to put the BIOS image on that USB drive, but that can be any computer.

It's a shame that's not a standard feature on most motherboards. Having to borrow somebody else's CPU to update your BIOS is pretty ridiculous.
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12-25-2023 at 07:47 PM.
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They're
Quote from Brian1980 :
I will never get an asrock mb again. Best of luck to those who get one
Nothing wrong with Asrock but don't buy a Ford Escort and expect Corvette performance.
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That's using the Bios recovery feature most new boards have (At least 10 years for Asus) and is not the act of updating the old bios. The issue is support for CPU's released AFTER the installed bios date with different microcode and is no fault of the manufacturer.

I've deployed over 200k systems since 1998, I'm pretty savvy with builds...
Nice flex, but I'm capable of using google:That Flashback+ feature on some MSI mobos allows you to recover the BIOS, yes, but it ALSO allows you to flash a new version, without plugging in anything except a PSU and a USB drive. I'm sure there are other brands that also allow this, as it's not a very new feature.
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12-25-2023 at 08:32 PM.
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I started with Alta Vista but what does that have to do with it? Once again, you're recovering the bios not updating it but yes, you'll get the desired result.

Did you follow those links? You can flash a NEW version of the BIOS with that button, you just have to load the version you want on a USB drive. That's what I call an UPDATE.
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