[SOLVED] Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite compatible with Q-Flash Plus?

[kiyu]

Hello, my friend told me that the B450 Elite is compatible with Q-Flash Plus, allowing me to flash the newest BIOS without a CPU installed, but is it true?
I ordered a Ryzen 5 3600 in order to upgrade my build, but a X570 board is not in my budget, and i would be looking for a 3rd Gen Compatible board.

If the board doesnt support Q-Flash, Is there any cheap alternative to a 3rd Gen Board, or what would be the cheapest CPU to pick up in order to flash my bios?
Thanks alot.

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, No, B450 Elite does not feature Q-Flash Plus. You can contact AMD for a boot kit. https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You can do the bootkit route, or you can pick up a motherboard with MSI BIOS flashback, which is MSI's equivalent to Q-Flash Plus.

Here is a MSI B450 Gaming Plus which supports BIOS Flashback https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3YhKHx/msi-b450-gaming-plus-atx-am4-motherboard-b450-gaming-plus

Alternatively, here is an MSI B450 that will support Ryzen 3000 out of the box. Its not a very good motherboard otherwise tho.
https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450m-pr...&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-K8Tlb0y08AGKLRCWcVV.vA

 

[kiyu]

Hi, No, B450 Elite does not feature Q-Flash Plus. You can contact AMD for a boot kit. https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pa-100

Thanks alot, I will do that!

 

[alexoiu]

Thanks alot, I will do that!

You're welcome.