Thread 718763986

You're not afraid of updating or tinkering with your BIOS, right /v/?
It's practically becoming mandatory for modern gaming.

ring -2 cheats can't come fast enough

I remember when I was a child everyone warned not to do it because the slightest mistake in the flashing process bricked your entire motherboard.
And that's why to this day I have never updated my BIOS on any board I've owned. I don't even use the USB port labelled "BIOS FLASH".

I don't touch my BIOS dude

>>718763986 (OP)
BIOS updates are pretty mandatory at this point if you want your hardware working. I had to flash mine to even install the Ryzen 5600. Nevermind all the security and performance fixes.

>>718763986 (OP)
no? i fiddle with mine all the time

>>718764181
do you still defrag your ssd too? why would you maintain your retarded uninformed opinions from childhood? even before it could be done through operating systems, flashing bios wasn't dangerous unless you were retarded. like kids are, and everyone advised a kid not to fuck with something without understanding the negative consequences

I'm going to not play modern games and you're gonna mald.

>>718764181
you often need to flash it anyway before using because might lack support for newer cpus

>updating bios
No thanks.

>>718764564
oh man that's an old motherboard. how are you holding up?

I do since 2003 because I'm not a pussy

>>718764518
yeah, i remember that i often replaced a cpu multiple times before i replaced my motherboard

/v/ is the type of retarded board to think that ram tuning is pointless because "just buy a better Nvidia GPU bro"

>>718764673
The motherboard itself still works great, only switched the battery about a year ago the GPU I bought at the same time is literally dying though.
As for games anything with dx12 ultimate is out of the question it won't even run, but I don't really care for newer games anyway.

>>718763986 (OP)
>Have entry level mobo from 2 years ago
>No updates after first year
>Hurr durr goyim you need the latest spyware in you're mobo or else you can't play this FOTM bing bing wahoo
I fucking hate modern capitalism like you wouldn't believe...

>>718763986 (OP)
I use AMD so it never was optional. Basic shit like USB ports don't work right until at least 2 years of AGESA updates on newer chipsets

Are you even a pc gamer if you don't adjust your BIOS once a month? Go buy a console you brainlets

>>718763986 (OP)
my mb came with a program that updates it at a click of a button

>>718765198
ok linux tranny

>>718763986 (OP)
>You're not afraid of updating or tinkering with your BIOS, right /v/?
No, because I'm not a zoomer?

>>718764814
/v/ nowadays is just a bunch of SNOY Ñ.tendrone larpers thinking they know how pcs and retro gaming work

>bios fuckery
Couldn't be me!
>weeps in hand tuning ram

>>718764372
I had to update it for a Samsung SSD. Ridiculous.

How do i do this within windows without doing it the "put usb in" shit

rog bios updates are 50/50 chance to brick your shit or fuck up something

dont fucking do it

I've done it a couple times yea, just don't be retarded and skip steps or do something stupid and you'll be fine lol.

ErP Ready being still bugged is ridiculous. I can’t charge my M+KB with the PC off.

>>718763986 (OP)
Flashed mine 2 days ago

I’m surprised flashing with a 120 GB USB drive with FAT32 didn’t brick my motherboard. It did fuck it up but I’m not sure if it’s the fucky flash or if MSI’s BIOS updates are just so bad.

I flashed mine probably 20 times when I first got it.
Turns out no matter which BIOS version youre on, the MOBO will never be able to use unsupported RAM. Who knew?

>>718764181
After some real world lessons (read up on CIH virus also known as Chernobyl) manufacturers came up with double BIOS setups where one was on a ROM, impossible to be thrashed and ready to be used as a spare if you fuck up the BIOS update in some way or get trashed by viruses again.
Later a cheaper version was implemented where you didn't get a whole replacement Bios just a ROM loader that could be run in case of some catastrophic update failure.

>>718768667
Even if that was actually a change that was made, why would you care to disable that in the first place?

>>718763986 (OP)
I for one, support this. If a game wants to be so obvious about putting malware on my system, I don't use it.

>>718764181
you can just do it through the vendors software now, I updated bios through the fucking aids gigabyte control center thing and it was painless.
just be sure to uninstall that adware after.

>>718768832
Yeah, why would you want to disable a hardware identifier accessible by literally everyone?
Nothing to hide nothing to fear citizen.

>>718764181
the only way to fuck it up nowadays is to manually install the wrong bios like a retard or to get extremely unlucky and have a power outage during the update process.

>>718769282
you are not important enough for anybody to bother spying on

>>718769424
Then why do corporations and advertisers keep trying?

>>718763986 (OP)
the enshittification of technology is only accelerating

>>718768667
once microsoft pluton is in desktops there's not gonna be an option

>>718763986 (OP)
>>718764372
Reminder this is all your fault for not fighting back for consumer's control when it was first warned about years ago.

>>718769549
its already in desktops.

>>718763986 (OP)
>enabling (((TPM))) and (((secure boot))) aka DRM
>with the risk of bricking your computer
>the same kind of DRM as google's (((play integrity)))
kill yourself OP

>>718769596
Maybe you should vote with your wallet next time sweety :^)

>>718763986 (OP)
soon you will be forced to look at ads before your pc will start

>>718769665
no it's not, at least not on AMD and raptor lake
idk about core ultra

>>718769707
>moans about drm
>uses a cpu with IME or PSP
hmmmmmmmmmmmm

>>718769832
>YES GOY ADD MORE DRM TO THE SHITTY PILE OF ANTI-CONSUMER GARBAGE ON YOUR CPU
>changing the topic to another kind of anti-consumer garbage
I won't say it again. kill yourself

>>718763986 (OP)
No. Especially since I don't have a poorfag mobo that has no tard guards in place to prevent bios bricking.

>>718769832
publishers can't use IME or PSP to stop you from modding or pirating games but they can use tpms and secure boot to stop piracy and mods

>>718769828

>Microsoft Pluton is integrated into the latest AMD CPUs to deliver built-in, next-generation security including Trusted Platform Module 2.0 for scenarios like Windows Hello and BitLocker.
https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/technologies/pro-technologies.html

>>718769282
Your CPU, GPU, mobo, storage, etc. have all had serial numbers burned into them that any hardware can check for the last 25 years, it's how HWID bans work. TPM is actually less effective as an identifier because you can buy a new one for $10 as opposed to hundreds for a new CPU.

>/v/ full of hues
>/v/ seethes about not being able to cheat
The funny thing I noooticed is.....

>>718770160
*any software can check

>>718770159
that's for laptops
scroll down and you'll see it refers to "AI pro" processors

>>718763986 (OP)
>updating
trivial
>tinkering with
Unless you mean basic shit like changing some options around, of course I'm afraid of tinkering with my bios.
At best, I can do nothing because the manufacturers have done their jobs. At worst, I'll brick my machine.
>>718769356
>manually install the wrong bios
Usually not possible unless the manufacturer is fatally retarded. If you distribute a bios that doesn't check if an update is signed and actually suitable for it, you should be shot.
Unless by manually installing you mean disabling boot guard (I think that's what it was called?) and actually flashing it yourself instead of using the bios update process, but then you deserve what you get.
>power outage
Also usually not a problem. Intel has come a long way, and the process should be idiot proof by now. I wouldn't try it for no reason, but I've had a machine rebootet right in the critical moment, and it managed to recover on its own.

>>718769424
Data is the single most valuable thing average people produce.

It takes way too much effort to update my BIOS. I don't want to find a USB stick and then reach to the back of my computer, which is likely very dusty. My computer takes over 40 seconds to boot due to a specific bug with my BIOS version and GPU, which would be fixed if I updated it, but I won't.

>>718770161
>yeeeeeees goy it's just about cheats
nice try moishe. we all know this is about DRM that will end modding and piracy for good, just like (((play integrity))) ended custom roms and rooting for 99% of android users

>>718769707
>(((secure boot)))
spend 10 minutes researching what this does before you get all uppidy.

>>718771013
>dude, just run unsigned code lmao
Based AUR user.

>>718771013
This. They want to turn PCs into locked down consoles.

>>718769976
Not defending securejew, but how would it stop you from pirating/modding?
Doesnt it only check for signatures at boot?

>>718771104
>>718771140
shills go and stay go

>>718771139
they've wanted that since the 90s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base
now it's the zoomer's turn to stop them (lol)
>>718771140
the windows kernel can enforce signatures once you're in the OS and since you're only allowed to boot signed kernels you can't do anything to stop it

>>718771104
>secure boot stops unapproved operating systems and drivers from loading
>the keys are controlled by microsoft and OEMs
>if you use your own keys you may leave your PC unbootable, as some pieces of hardware only accept microsoft's keys
>furthermore, programs and applications are free to decide what keys to accept
it's DRM
if it were made for the people, you'd be able to use your own keys without being branded a second-class citizen

The goal is to ensure linux can never, EVER take over on the desktop (>implying BSD).

>>718770159
this is the same tech used in Xbox Series X. Troonix are done lol

>>718771390
>as some pieces of hardware only accpet microsoft's keys
Really? Do you have an example of a device that won't let you delete your platform key in the bios?

>>718763986 (OP)
If you need new features/hardware support you update. If you run into some specific issue or if there's some catastrophically bad bug, you also update. Else I don't have the updooter mentality for anything, especially not hardware. If it works and is stable, there's no need to bother with constant firmware updates. Only exception is something that is directly exposed to the internet like a router.

>>718763986 (OP)
I am not afraid of tinkering with BIOS, no. I am also not interested in the slightest in any game that requires me to do so.
What even requires that beyond Battlefield?

>>718771670
valorant/league of legends
if you think battlefield was bad, try installing valorant on windows 11

>>718771140
>secure boot stops unsigned drivers from loading (drivers run in kernel mode, meaning they have access to every fucking thing, including raw input and program memory)
>tpm enable (((memory curtaining))). i.e. programs encrypt their memory with encryption keys (You) have no access to, preventing even the admin from loading stuff into the program's memory (i.e. no mods, stops some cracks)
>tpms enable (((remote attestation))), which notifies kike publishers that you're running 100% stock untouched software (i.e. no mods or cracks). if the checks fail, the program says fuck (You) and terminates. btw this is what banking apps do when (((play integrity))) checks fail on android
>tpms also enable (((secure enclaves))) and (((chip to cloud security))), wherein programs execute in isolated environments, undisturbed by the rest of the OS. the enclave can communicate with remote servers outside (You) r control, meaning encryption keys and other secret data is kept away from (You) , the machine owner
>tpms enable (((sealed storage))), which lets programs encrypt files with keys outside (You) r control, making it impossible to mod files, or to retrieve your data
>this is all done for publisher kikes' benefit, not yours
it's DRM

>>718771735
>valorant/league of legends
Assfaggots and more garbage? Wew I think I will miss out on these games for 30 IQ apes!

>>718771941
yeah i mean there's a reason you weren't aware of how bad the situation is on those games
(the color of your skin)

>>718771941
>yes goy, only the chink companies like riot will use that. it won't spread to a ton of games and media and messaging apps like (((play integrity))) did on android (whatsapp does attestation checks)
how fucking naive can you be?

>>718763986 (OP)
Looks like the era of BIO HAZARD has only begun!

>>718772078
Not that guy and I have no doubt it will spread, but by then I will just... not play those either. The absolute majority of modern games are trash anyway, I seriously fucking doubt a good game will implement this any time this decade.

>>718772268
why are you writing like lelddit? go back.
secure boot and tpms are drm

>>718769282
It's a cryptography co-processor you idiot. It's not needed to generate a hardware ID for your setup, so you'll still get HW banned from video games for cheating with it disabled. And either way you can spoof the HW ID to cheat.

>>718773285
>TPMs have a unique set of keys tied to them that are signed by a 3rd party CA outside the machine owner's control (e.g. microsoft, intel, OEM). it's this signature that is crucial for the whole DRM scheme to work
>publishers can easily ban those (or, failing that any number derived using those keys). these immutable IDs will remain the same in spite of hardware configuration changes (e.g. amount of hard drives or expansion cards or their order), making them much more convenient compared to existing approaches
>publishers' plan is to rely on the fTPM inside a CPU, forcing you to dump $300 on a new CPU if you get banned
>these bans can be applied at any level (game-wide, platform-wide, etc.)
you're a dumb tool

>>718767873
why didnt you check the vendor list before buying ram?

>>718763986 (OP)
lol gee i wonder what the game companies are really doing with their games that needs secure boot and updating your bios..

>>718773890
>anti-tamper, anti-spoofing, and anti-modding (modding bad! buy our microtransactions and you will run the version we want you to run!)
>(invasive) anti-cheat
>anti-piracy (obvious)
>blocking loading of unapproved drivers (that shitty scanner you have? oh yeah the driver has a "security flaw" that can be exploited by cheaters so we've blacklisted it bucko)
anti-consumer shit

>>718773763
I know that, you fucking retard, you don't need that unique key to reliably generate HW IDs. Spoofing isn't any harder with tpm, unless running secure boot.
Cheating isn't for poors either, if you can't afford it fuck off.

>>718763986 (OP)
Yes I am.
>try to update bios
>oops power outage!
>you now have a long paperweight

>>718774228
current models on invasive data collection and heuristics. part serial numbers and shit like the number and order of devices, etc.
TPMs on the other hand are literally made to uniquely identify you

>>718763986 (OP)
I haven't updated my drivers, bios, motherboard... Nothing in 4 years and my game still work fine, updates are a meme

Thank god. Hopefully its automatic and mostly a hands-offs experience. I've updated my BIOS twice before and it had me sweating bullets making me nervous doing it, even when you know what you're doing.

>>718763986 (OP)
No, i will just not buy. Simple as.

>>718774413
Yeah no shit, I know what it's designed for. If you need security from local software identifying or interfacing with your hardware, run a hypervisor or don't run insecure software in the first place.

>console
>insert disc
>play

>pckeks
>buy game from drmslop store
>restart pc
>update bios, drivers, enable secure boot, disable fast boot, enable medium boot, disable soft bios, update windows 11 to h1n1 version, lock refresh rate to 60hz, reinstall drivers, boot in safe mode and uninstall drivers, restart
>play game (internet connection required because of drm)

>>718763986 (OP)
I've only updated BIOS once to get my processor working. I don't update anything if it's not broken

>>718774884
i wish consoles still worked like that

>some people ITT genuinely are afraid to touch anything in their bios
Do you guys seriously run your stuff without XPO/XMP enabled? Do you run with your asus/msi/etc super "AI CPU ENHANCEMENTS" turned on by default which fucks your CPU instead of setting your TDP manually?

>>718776442
>turning on DRM
is this the power of peeceecucks

>>718776592
XPO/XMP are ram profiles to make it run faster, if you don't activate it unless you set it yourself manually you'll end up with ram advertised as 6000mhz running at 5200.
TDP means thermal design power and for a long time the default settings in the bios of several manufacturers were "unlimited power" then people were like oh shit why is my cpu burning.
TL;DR : shut the fuck up retard

>>718763986 (OP)
>for modern gaming

>>718776912
>XMP profiles
lol enjoy your computer not booting. always stick to JEDEC. never fall for fake specs
>TDP
there's software that alters power limits
>AI enhancements
never bothered with this shit

>>718763986 (OP)
>modern gaming
not my problem then

>>718763986 (OP)
>running Bisexual Operating System
Just use Windows like a man, bro.

>>718763986 (OP)
>for modern gaming

>>718763986 (OP)
>You're not afraid of updating or tinkering with your BIOS, right /v/?
I only know how to disable the n-word filter.

>dude just do shit that can brick your mobo to play the newest shooty game
I'd rather these publishers go broke and see China fire all the corporate suits pushing this nonsense. Tencent and Mihoyo will save the world from EA and Ubishit!

>>718763986 (OP)
Anyone who has a 13900/14900 series cpu has done at least 5 bios updates in 2 years because of Intel's fuckup. Before that I've updated my bios once in 2 decades.

>>718764181
you probably also think you need to warm the car up when it gets cold outside

bios updates very never really that scary but then again i'm almost 40 have been into PCs since i was a kid due to my dad having a lot of this stuff around for his business - kinda crazy how much any of this spooks people or they simply don't know how easy things are these days

>>718764181
Back in the day that was true unless we're talking hardware so old that BIOS came as chips and updating meant changing the chip but these days I'm pretty sure there are safeguards.

>>718779441
Bios updates were never safe or reliable until recently. People would brick their boards so frequently that MB makers had no choice but to finally put in safety measures because of so many RMAs.

>>718764181
i once did it but felt awful doing it
everything went well
phew

You will update the BIOS, goyim.

>>718763986 (OP)
i like how everyone shat on intel for (very rare) 13th and 14th gen failure rates but every single AMD chip that comes out blows up your entire PC without a BIOS update and that's fine

You cowards don't even update you BIOS

>>718763986 (OP)
>update your BIOS
This is some spook shit, unless you really need some gay unnecessary feature your BIOS is fine

>>718764181
>I remember when I was a child
It appears you still are. Unfortunate.

Never updated the BIOS on any computer because I never had a reason to

>>718763986 (OP)
>power goes out mid mandatory bios update
>goodbye motherboard
>time to spend another 200 on a new one

>>718769828
yes it is, you can enable it in your BIOS

>>718781249
I hate saying this because I want to go back to AMD (im on archlinux BTW :^) ) but of the 4 GPUs I've had, both of my AMD cards shit themselves while my Nvidia cards are still hanging tough.

>>718781724
i can't enable pluton on a 14700K

>>718782528
>i can't enable pluton
good. you're better off that way

>>718782735
yeah i know

>>718784065
>tech sector
>he doesn't know

>>718785551
All the English teachers in the world and these motherfuckers can still just barely croak out a semi-coherent sentence.

>>718785551
more like the JEET program amirite

>>718785551
>JEET program

>>718764181
It was only dangerous in shitholes where the lights could go out at any time.

>>718787330
Yeah like america

>>718763986 (OP)
Literally illegal

Motherboard manufacturers all fail BIOS updates until the 8-12 month mark

Intel has stable BIOS, it's AMD who will fuck up one way or another.

>>718789394
how many BIOS updates has intel shipped since the 13/14 series fiasco? was it 4?

Why don't developers create security "classes" for players? "Gold" would be for players who are good guys, while "bronze" would be for players who aren't using any kind of protection and may very well have hacks installed.

>>718769596
Why should I fight back against updating shit?>NOOO, you need to sit on AGESA 1.0.0.0 so your cores keep parking

>>718763986 (OP)
>/v/ thread bitching about something related to PC hardware, most recently Secure Boot for BF6
>People get so pissy they try and "own" us by posting some sort of spec screenshot showing the state of their BIOS setting or whatever
>Inadvertently reveal their 2013 povertyrig specs
Every single time

>>718763986 (OP)
>Bought a 14700K soon after it released since it was a refresh of the previous gen and I thought it was going to be rock solid
>Been updating my bios with every update since I'm deathly afraid of it dying on me and intel apparently forgot how to make cpus

>>718763986 (OP)
Steam lists if a game needs kernel so it's easy to evade games who would require this.

>>718784065
>>718785551
pajigger super power soon

>>718791681
>Bought one
>Started to get some issues recently
>Hear the whole issue with the CPU
>Too spooked to update my bios
>Even if it's been starting to act up and crash on me when I play unreal games
It's so over....It's still under warrenty, and I have another, older PC I can to rely on if something happens, but I'm still spooked. The power in this building is fucking dogshit, and while it doesn't go out all the time or anything, I'd rather not brick my fucking motherboard trying to fix intel's mistake. It's pretty crazy to see someone mess with their bios so freely.

>>718791681
>>718792378
Fuck, same for me. Can't even fucking upgrade this shit.

>>718763986 (OP)
>Bios updates can very easily brick your pc/mobo forcing you for a complete sweep and purge
>Every Bios update file site literally warns you a dozen times not to do it
>Bios updates literally do jack shit in 99.9% of cases
>"nah you have to now"
We really went backwards on everything technology-wise havent we?

>>718771306
I remember the TCPA Paladium and Fritz chipsets fiasco. It was huge. They got slapped so hard they waited 20 years to try it again.

>>718765002
>only reasonable comment
You can tell how illiterate /v/ has become with technology.

>>718763986 (OP)
I have never had issues updating my BIOS

>>718764181
This was nothing but fear mongering from tech illiterates. Manufacturers encourage BIOS updates for bug fixes and better memory compatibility. Most modern motherboards support flashing signed BIOS images without even entering the BIOS so you can recover even if you softbrick it. In the distant past hardbricking was possible but still rare and there were other safeguards against it.

>>718792378
If your cpu is giving you issues now then they're only to get worse with time and a BIOs update won't fix anything since it's the chip itself that's degrading. I say risk the BIOS update now then warranty the CPU so you at least have a setup that should last a while. Best to do it while everything is under warranty so you don't get left holding the bag with a dead cpu or mobo. On my MSI mobo the process is super simple, just put the new bios file on a usb drive, load into the bios and reboot into flash mode, then select the new BIOS from the menu and it'll take it from there. Impossible to fuck up if you can follow basic instructions.

>>718787330
So California? Brownouts are normal too, sounds pretty bad for a lot of people still then. Honestly anyone could have an unexpected power outage at any moment, there's nothing you can do sometimes. So fuck BIOS updates

>>718768832
TPM was causing a lot of stutters and BSODs just a few years ago, my motherboard had this exact issue and it all went away when I disabled TPM. It took over a year for a fix to land and you had to update BIOS for it, so nah fuck off dude.

>>718763986 (OP)
>update bios
>laptop starts freezing up
>check forums to see the fix
>roll back to previous bios version until they release a newer bios
then why even update

>>718764181
in the 90s and earlier bios update failures were relatively more frequent than they are now so that was relevant advice (although it still wasn't common to have issues). these days, they have enough safeguards that you could run thousands of them and not run into a problem. you may have continued to hear that advice into the 2000s due to momentum but honestly it was very safe even by like the mid to late 2000s.

>>718763986 (OP)
it's not for any of the games i play but i do keep it up to date yes

>>718763986 (OP)
I'm not updating. If the fucking bios needs an update to work then it's a shitty product period. What's more, I don't update anything. Only for extremely rare cases like GPU drivers and even then the no telemetry ones knowing what and what not to install. Won't allow ANY program to connect online without my permission.
It's MY fucking computer.

>>718793764
>TPM was causing a lot of stutters and BSODs just a few years ago, my motherboard had this exact issue and it all went away when I disabled TPM
NOOOOOOOOO HOW DARE YOU GOY. you will use the tpm and secure boot drm you fucking bigoted anti-semite!

>>718793935
the reverse case of an update fixing something like that is much more common than your case, though what you mentioned does happen.

they also sometimes add optimizations that can make your system more stable. for instance, it's pretty common for higher-end motherboard manufacturers to try to redline everything for bigger number on benchmarks when they first launch, then they find out those configs aren't stable and tweak them just enough to put them back into the stable realm. the performance difference for something like this is usually fractions of a percent but you gain a lot more stability as a result.

>>718792615
Doooom....

>>718793548
That's the plan, only I've been putting off going through with it is all. I checked my CPU, it's under warranty till 2028 at the very least, I checked.
As for the MB? I also have MSI, a MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI (MS-7E07) to be exact. If it's the same process for that as whatever you have, than the only real concern I have is my power going out randomly. I'll probably do it in the next few weeks, I've been busy with some personal shit. Gotta test my old PC too. It was working last I checked, but it's monitor died, and I've yet to test the one my crrrent PC is using on it. I tested it with an old shitty TV, but that was for HDMI, not DP, and I'm concerned it may have taken out the port for my old PC when the monitor died. KInda spooked I plug my new monitor in, and it gets fried, even if it seems silly.

>>718792378
you stupid moron. the bios updates that fix the overvoltage issues for 13/14 series intel cpus are fucking essential
if your mobo has a backup bios (most do, look up the spec sheet just in case) then you have nothing to fear

>>718794827
If it's already fucked...I was thinking it might be better to just wait until the CPU stops working, then send it in to intel and update my bios when the new CPU comes in...but I guess that risks it damaging the rest of the PC.
Does it have one...? I don't see anything about a backup bios here, just flash bios.

>>718779441
if you don't want your transmission to shit out on you, yeah.

>>718796448
>msi

>>718797756
smartest moi

>>718763986 (OP)
>please open your pc's asshole as wide as possible so we can install even worse spyware shit on it
How about no?

>>718796448
>it might be better to just wait until the CPU stops working
the internal circuit degradation won't make your cpu stop working outright, you moron. it will just cause system instability and crashes
your warranty will run out long before that cpu dies

>>718797756
MSI is the go to for if you're using intel...no?

>>718791681
>upgrade from my old i9 9900K to 9800X3D
>used to have a BSOD once every 2-3 months, blamed it on my Windows install
>after CPU upgrade I’ve been rock solid
well well well

>>718793548
>>718792378
Make sure the USB drive is 32 GB or preferably under to not create any issues regarding FAT32. This is stated in the manual which you should consult instead of a 4chan post.

>>718763986 (OP)
BIOS updates have always been mandatory, some are even pushed through windows update.

>>718791681
Imagine buying another Intel CPU after Spectre.

>>718796448
Your motherboard has a flash bios button, if you somehow fuck up your bios install and brick your card you can still fix it.

>>718763986 (OP)
Just wait for the final update for the mobo once your support runs out and then update. Then you will get some fps boost probably.

>>718769887
>>718769707
you first

>>718800018
I'm inferring this has to do with cluster size. you can set this manually and there shouldn't be an issue.
>>718800739
moishes go first

>>718792378
>Too spooked to update my bios
this is like worrying about getting struck by lightning. the odds of you having a bad bios update in 2025 are like a trillion to one. don't do it in the middle of a lightning storm or if you're having brownouts and you'll be fine.

>>718764478
what game even cares what bios version you have bro
games only care about opengl/directx/vulkan so they can show you graphics

I don't know what any of this is. What's a bios and how do I check if I need it flashed

>>718803302
If you have to ask then its generally nothing that concerns you. Don't worry about it.

>>718799729
I'm sure the CPU that wasn't affected by this was totally affected by it.

>>718798187
>tech illiterate larpers are so far gone they think their BIOS is a botnet