[SOLVED] Want a ryzen 7 3700x on a certain mother board but needs a bios update prior

[erikrojeda]

i wanna to use a ryzen 7 3700z chip on the ASUS rog strix b450-f gaming AM4 chipset motherboard, on pcpartpicker it says it may need an prior bios update whats the cheapest cpu I can buy so i can bios update it

 

[Phaaze88]

Is there a reason for that board specifically?

I mean if you specifically want an Asus board, 30USD more gets you one of the following, and they don't require a bios update:
Prime X570-P
Prime B550 Plus

The cheapest thing that's in stock - at least in the US - is the Ryzen 3200G, and that's almost 90USD...
If you can spare that much more, you may as well get a B550 or X570... but perhaps there are circumstances?

 

[erikrojeda]

Is there a reason for that board specifically?

I mean if you specifically want an Asus board, 30USD more gets you one of the following, and they don't require a bios update:
Prime X570-P
Prime B550 Plus

The cheapest thing that's in stock - at least in the US - is the Ryzen 3200G, and that's almost 90USD...
If you can spare that much more, you may as well get a B550 or X570... but perhaps there are circumstances?

it doesnt matter what brand i need something that really good in quality and around 150-300 price range and everything i fine is either overpriced due to the corona virus

 

[Phaaze88]

Forget what I said earlier about the cheapest cpu - I derped up, big time. That's what I get for rushing.
The cheapest available is actually the Athlon 200GE.

it doesnt matter what brand i need something that really good in quality and around 150-300 price range and everything i fine is either overpriced due to the corona virus

Well if that's the case, you may as well get either a B550 or X570. Check pricing for these:
X570
Asus Prime X570-P
Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus, with or without WiFi

B550
Msi MAG B550 Tomahawk
Msi B550-A Pro
Gigabyte B550 Gaming X
Asus Prime B550-Plus
Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite
Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus
Asus Rog Strix B550-F Gaming
Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro