[SOLVED] Will the GPU's fans turn if the motherboard doesn't have the right bios update?

[onionsrock]

Hello,

I was just wondering if a GPU's lights or fans will work if the motherboard's BIOS is incompatible with its CPU. In short, I was troubleshooting a system with a Ryzen 3600 in a Gigabyte 450 motherboard but the GPU fans weren't running and I was getting no signal. Then I realized that I forgot to flash the BIOS on the motherboard so that it supports 3rd gen Ryzen. Please do let me know! Thanks in advance!

 

[Lutfij]

It's possible that the PSU might not have the right amount of juice for the build with a discrete GPU. Outside of that, it's possible that the lack of a BIOS update prevents the board from seeing the processor which is the case.

 

[onionsrock]

Ah, I see. I think my PSU should have enough to power it (650 Watts bronze 80+ for a Radeon 5700 + Ryzen 3600) so I think it might be the latter like you've mentioned. I'll go try to flash the BIOS then. Thank you so much!