Hey everyone! I'm new to building PCs and I've just ordered a Ryzen 5 5600. However, I'm having trouble finding a motherboard that's natively compatible with it. I was looking at the MSI A520M PRO, but I heard it might not have the right BIOS updated. I'm aiming to keep my budget under €90, but I don't have an extra CPU to update the BIOS myself. What do you suggest I do?
Also, I found a Gigabyte A520M-K-V2 that has a 'Ryzen 5000 ready' label. Does that mean I wouldn't need to do any BIOS updates? Any advice would be appreciated!
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Check out eBay for the AM4 board you want, used. Just ask the seller to confirm the BIOS version first; you can probably grab one with the right version for around £40.
About that Gigabyte board with the 'Ryzen 5000 ready' label, yes, it should work right out of the box!
Your Ryzen 5 5600 isn't that new anymore; it came out about three years ago. So, if you buy a 500-series motherboard today, it should support your CPU without any BIOS updates — that was a concern only right after its release.
Oh really? Are you sure? I thought there could still be some boards that didn't get updated since then.
Thank you! That helps a lot!