Would I need to update BIOS?

StevenGibson1994

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Hi guys.

Me and my Fiance will be building this system listed below for our first gaming system: We wanted to keep the price below £955 GBP. We will use the system for Gaming, running some Virtual Machines for college and everyday use such as browsing web and watching videos.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dDm3vK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dDm3vK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£124.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£76.48 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£455.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £952.04


I am wondering will I need to update the BIOS and if so is it pretty straight forward?.

Also how well will this system perform whilst playing games like BF4, Dying Light, Call of Duty and Football Manager all at 1080p
 


So the motherboard should work straight out the box once I have connected everything. Also how will the system perform with games like BF4, Dying Light, Call of Duty and Football Manager at 1080p Resolution.