Question 970M Pro3 ASrock motherboard and Amd FX 8350

[evanlowrie]

I recently just bought a 970M pro3 motherboard from Asrock and an FX 8350, I read one article saying you have to bios update the motherboard to be compatible, and another article saying you don't have too, they are both old articles so I was wondering if a bios update was still needed?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

That board can't handle a 8350 , has a poor power and thermal design. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE THIS WARNING ON THE SITE FOR 125 CPU's.

"For cooling the CPU and its surrounding components, please install a CPU cooler with a top-down blowing design."

 

[Calvin7]

CPU Support List states that CPU is supported with "ALL" BIOS versions.

ASRock > 970M Pro3

Support for Socket AM3+ / AM3 Processors; Solid Capacitor design; Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2400+(OC); 2 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 PCI; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps; 6 SATA3; 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 2 Rear), 10 USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear); 1 TPM Header, 1 IR...

www.asrock.com

For cooling the CPU and its surrounding components, please install a CPU cooler with a top-down blowing design.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The board can't handle the 125W 8350