Question Has the BIOS on the Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 motherboard been fixed ?

[RyuuInch]

I'm looking at getting the Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard. I heard there were technical and security issues with the latest BIOS. Has it been fixed now? Really interested in getting it for my new Ryzen 9900X.

Here is the rest of my build (using my old storage and old case for now):

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FBQGqH

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 4.4 GHz 12-Core Processor ($332.55 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($109.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($115.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass ATX Full Tower Case ($120.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Retail - Download 64-bit ($199.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1753.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Lutfij]

If you want to pick up the board, then do so. The board has a Q-Flash BIOS button meaning you can flash the BIOS while your system is breadboarded sans the ram and CPU. Once you've flashed to the latest, clear the CMOS then proceed to install the OS in offline mode.

 

[RyuuInch]

If you want to pick up the board, then do so. The board has a Q-Flash BIOS button meaning you can flash the BIOS while your system is breadboarded sans the ram and CPU. Once you've flashed to the latest, clear the CMOS then proceed to install the OS in offline mode.

Thanks! Is there an alternative one you think that's better with similar specs ? That sounds like a bit of maintenance, but if not and something like that's normal I'll go for it. Very new to pc building.

 

[Lutfij]

That sounds like a bit of maintenance,
This is standard practice when PC building.

Is there an alternative one you think that's better with similar specs ?
Have a go at this;

View: https://youtu.be/57X2FygcqLE

 

[RyuuInch]

That sounds like a bit of maintenance,
This is standard practice when PC building.

Is there an alternative one you think that's better with similar specs ?
Have a go at this;

View: https://youtu.be/57X2FygcqLE

Thanks! ill have a look!