For newer buyers, what is the default BIOS of the mobo being sold by Amazon? Will it support Richland processor out of the box? Thanks!
361606
sorry, doesn't show that processor supported. Also read David's note, has site info. And the software it comes with has bios updater, works good.
361607
I bought this motherboard in the fall of 2013 with a Richland processor, and it worked out of the box. It should be fine now.
361608
The mobo will support Richland, but you have to upgrade the Bios in order to use it, the sad part is that you have to upgrade the bios with a trinity apu. You could be the lucky one having the new batch of msi mobo with the bios already upgraded, but as far a the last msi mobo i bought from amazon on June 10 it has the old bios. Hope this will help
361609
The motherboard dont support richland... only the trinity, but its a good item, work's fine, i dont have any problem, i have installed Windows 8, and run perfect... and the default BIOS i dont know what do you want say, but the BIOS of this motherboard it's nice...! can support mouse, so the configuration is so easy...! and have one click overclocking, if you want overclocking you'r processor...! i only can say: It's a good motherboard...!!
361610
No, this mobo will not support richland processor out of the box, but you will find a bios update on msi web page http://www.msi.com/product/mb/FM2-A75MA-E35.html#/?div=BIOS
1079301
I used this board and installed a Richland without a bios update. Worked fine. Used this processor: AMD A6-6400K Richland 3.9GHz Socket FM2 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD AD640KOKHLBOX
2186228
Will it work? Yes. Perfectly fine? No. Why will it work? Because of Asrock's page for that motherboard which says Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz CPUs Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333(OC) . Now for the not so perfect. First lets cover OC. I don't know your level of experience so I I have to cover the basics too. OC stands for over-clock. The overclock of those memory modules is done in your BIOS(setup) when you first turn on the computer . You can navigate there with Delete(usually) or F2. They will otherwise run @ 1066MHz because the Amazon page says F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL. It's a simple variable change in your BIOS. Nothing challenging. Will you get the full 8GB? Absolutely not. A 32bit Win 7 can handle a maximum of about 3.5GB but when I used these babies in my beast of a computer, BEFORE I upgraded to a 64bit OS my computer could only utilize 2GB. Your experience will vary, 8GB for for almost $80??? I spent under $60. You can upgrade to a more modern 64bit OS and the computer will automatically use the rest of the ram but you may need to adjust your memory speeds again after you upgrade or install to a more appropriate version. There are only 2 DIMM slots so no worries with installation issues.
1519426
Yes plug and play, amazon even updates the bios in their tech support office before they even send it, its a great motherboard but i went with asus M5A99FX evo for 10 bucks more instead only because it has more fan connectors and such. i have a 240mm radiator and 6 fans so i needed more connectors but its one of the best motherboards in its price point. Great looking also.
1045177
It appears to be an AMD, AM3+ socket motherboard and should handle this super fast processor just fine. I'm running mine on a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 motherboard and love it. Not only is it faster but it's speed comes with cooler running temps and lower power usage than older processors.
192095
I think so. I have not been able to get mine to work as when I get in bios and set it up nothing happens. Have problem getting into bios and nothing seems to work. Think it is perhaps a bad board.
1118885
Some early production MBs required a bios update but newer ones are Vishera FX ready. The MB I purchased from Amazon in Nov 2012 worked right out of the box with my AMD FX 8320 processor.
145211
I used http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ with this one, and seems to work fine this far. However, with my motherboard, http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Motherboard-Triple-Monitor-support-Windows/dp/B009L1EOKQ/ , it makes it impossible for you to install RAM in DDR3_4 slot (the one closer to CPU socket). Not a big deal for me, as I just added two 8GB modules for the 16GB I wanted, but is something you need to bear in mind (it looks like your board has more space there, but I am not sure). Also, you should consider this CPU instead: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-AD785KXBJABOX-3-7-Socket/dp/B00H7Z7YMI/ (I have been considering to sell mine CPU + motherboard to buy this one, and another motherboard that supports FM2+ socket).
1261903
No it does not. I've gone through 5 of these mobo's and I promise you it does not fully support the processor. Its not that only to ram slots are recommended you can't have more than 4gigs of ram and even if you stay below with the updated bios. The unit has tons of issues that will stop you from enjoying your unit. Please consider anything else but this. I spent 3 months fighting with Asus over this and did finally get them to admit that they are not fully FM2+ compatible with this mobo but will keep it on the shelves since its a big loss to pull it.
2128467
I bought the 3.4 ghz chip. Installed and when system boots I get an error that the current chip isn't compatible. If I continue the PC runs and faster. Think the problem is that the chip 3.4 ghz is dual CPU. E520 bios doesn't support a dual CPU chip. Just my thoughts.
1214118
there are posters on newegg.com that's running this mobo with x6. Careful tho, i was going to get this until i saw some reviews stating that there are some heating issues with this mobo.
1819794
I'm not entirely sure but I'm almost positive that this late in the game the board should come with a Bios that will recognize your AM3+ processor.You can also go to the Overclock.net forums, they have the " Gigabyte GA-990FXA-Series Owners Thread/Club " and post your concerns and in no time you should have a reliable answer.Good luck, I myself am thinking of buying this board also.
369797
I bought this with a haswell dual core (going to upgrade later) and it worked for me out of the box. I believe my processor is a Haswell refresh since I bought it maybe not even a month ago. Hope this helps. Love this mobo!
845421
I have that process motherboard combination, and it's been great. I had to flash the bios to upgrade it to recognize the processor--tool me about an hour to figure out the process and her it working. The board itself gets a little cramped.. My water block cooling fans block a set of memory slots, do I need to remove the fan to get memory in and out.. In all, I don't have any regretS with the board.. It's been stable and fast.
142799
Ours is a few months old, and I didn't update the Bios... ours is working fine!
1697458
Hi - I've been running 8.1 without issue for about 2 months now. I believe I've launched each of the various utils they offer at least once - don't recall any major problems. I did settle at one step below the ultra fast boot to allow the option to enter BIOS on boot.
1535716
The bios version that came with mine didn't support my processor (i7 4820k) all I did was load the latest bios on to a USB and follow the instructions and in less than 10 minutes it was up and running. The instructions for updating the bios are very simple, you don't need to install anything to update the bios, all you need to do is have to motherboard connected to the power source.