Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs.

[Drain_Cleaner]

Hello guys I need your help. While adding parts to my future PC build (added cpu), I notice some compatibility problems. It said that "Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs." My motherboard is an MSI SLI Krait Edition I just bought yesterday. Here is a link to my build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cNqk7h . Will I run into any problems?

 

[Justiceinacan]

I haven't seen many users (of PCPP, thought it would be inferred, guess not) complaining of the inability to use a vishera CPU.

Please tell me that's not a new build. You're getting crappy value per dollar if you're paying that price.

 

[Drain_Cleaner]

I haven't seen many users complaining of the inability to use a vishera CPU.

Please tell me that's not a new build. You're getting crappy value per dollar if you're paying that price.

Um, i'm not complaining, and you don't have to be so rude. I'm just asking for help.

 

[Justiceinacan]

Well, it's factual. You're investing in a 4 year old platform that, back when it was new, was "okay" ish. Money is much better spent on soon-to-be stocked AMD Zen processors or Intel kaby/skylake. Not only will they perform better at the price point, they allow better upgrade pathing.

Do what you want. I'm not following this thread anymore.

 

[Supernova1138]

It will work, that warning is mostly a hold over from much earlier days when some boards didn't come with the proper BIOS for the Piledriver chips. You're not likely to encounter that problem unless you get a board that has been sitting on a shelf for almost five years now.

Having said all of that, it really isn't a good idea to buy into AM3+ or get a Piledriver FX CPU at this point. They are obsolete, and will often be outperformed in most applications by similarly priced Intel CPUs that are on motherboards with more modern I/O and better upgrade paths. Outside of certain specific niche use cases eg. building a video editing rig or virtualization server for as cheap as possible without buying used hardware, there is little reason to even consider an AM3+ based build.

 

[Drain_Cleaner]

It will work, that warning is mostly a hold over from much earlier days when some boards didn't come with the proper BIOS for the Piledriver chips. You're not likely to encounter that problem unless you get a board that has been sitting on a shelf for almost five years now.

Having said all of that, it really isn't a good idea to buy into AM3+ or get a Piledriver FX CPU at this point. They are obsolete, and will often be outperformed in most applications by similarly priced Intel CPUs that are on motherboards with more modern I/O and better upgrade paths. Outside of certain specific niche use cases eg. building a video editing rig or virtualization server for as cheap as possible without buying used hardware, there is little reason to even consider an AM3+ based build.

Thx man finally found the answer.