Rzyen 5 1600

[dsubham999]

Can i use ryzen 5 1600 without bios update on gigabyte AB350 gaming 3 mobo?

 

[Rdslw]

yes. Bio update is needed for 2600 and 2600x

 

[dsubham999]

I was using an i3 and i upgraded to ryzen 5 1600 ..do i need a fresh windows install?

 

[BringerOfTea]

it is recommendable when changing motherboards.

 

[dsubham999]

Im only getting 2 cores and 4 threads activate ..windows install will slove my problem?

 

[das_stig]

Best to do a fresh install while moving from Intel to AMD platform, ensures all drivers and configuration are correct and no orphan files/apps slowing things up