Sabertooth 990FX + FX 8150 = impossible?

[fxv300]

I got mobo in December from Amazon and it came with BIOS 0701
But I went with the 1100T for the time being.

Hello!
I'm about to build a new PC and was wondering about the Asus Sabertooth board which, although seems to be the perfect choice for the system, seems out of question, because it requires a BIOS update to use AMD FX processors. As I understand it, the board comes with BIOS 0402, but requires BIOS 0705 to support FX. And, to install the BIOS, I need a CPU.
I really think someone hasn't thought this through - Sabertooth is socket AM3+, the only purpose of which is to support FX, yet I can't buy it, because I won't be able to update the BIOS. Am I missing something or is the situation really this ridiculous?

PS - as you can immagine, I (and probably 98% of buyers) don't have any AM3 CPU's lying around, which I could insert for the BIOS update.

 

[computeruser8]

I just ran into this exact situation, and after several days of pulling my hair out and changing parts out I could not get my Sabertooth 990fx to POST. I was very lucky and stumbled across a few post on the ASUS forums where people have used an older AM3 chip to get it to POST. So after running to the nearest COMPUSA and talking to the tech, he let me borrow an old AM3 chip that they had sitting around (great customer service by the way!). I installed the older AM3 and posted first try. Then I updated bios to the latest version released on 10/11. Replaced old AM3 with new FX8150 and vrooom it started right up. Hope this will help with anyone who has the same issue, seeing as I had a very hard time finding info on my situation.

My build:

CPU- FX8150
MOBO- Sabertooth 990FX
RAM- Corsair vengeance (4x4gig)
VID- 2x XFX 6970
HD- 4x 10k 6gbps Velociraptors
PS- Thermaltake toughpower 1050w
CASE- Cooler Master Stacker SE (recycled from last build) love this case!
HEATSINK - Corsair H80 Water cooler (very quiet and dropped idle to 31c)

Enjoy,

Lance

Lance, I am going to give your method a try. I am having same issue and have just received my mobo back from ASUS after pulling out my own hair! I happen to have a 1055T that I am going to get right now! God!!!!! I hope this works!!!

Thanks for the info! I'll let you know how it goes.

Bruno

 

[fxv300]

Can you tell everyone which BIOS version you are using that works with the FX8150. I am using T1100 6 core with BIOS 0901, no real advantage for me to go with the FX processors until I go to Windows 8 ...by the way I am trying that out on the Consumer preview so I may be tempted in the future.


http://sites.google.com/site/soundsokok/
http://sites.google.com/site/tecchie2011/

Cheers
FXV300

 

[arda10]

i just saw a video for a FX-8150 system. same performance as an intel system for half the price. im going with the x6 1100t black edition myself. good luck with your new comp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nSe6FCMcXo&feature=related