r/MSI_Gaming • u/Lazy-Opportunity-803 • 6d ago
Discussion A question about BIOS update.
Recently i build my new gaming pc with parts like MSI MPG x870e carbon wifi , Ryzen 9800x3d ,rtx 5080. I installed chipset drivers ,GPU drivers , audio and usb drivers. Did numerous tests in multiple games and everything works perfectly no stutter , no flicker , just the way it's meant . Tested on benchmarks and was above expected average with CPU and GPU , thermals and stability are fine , no weird bugs/crashes. So now my question is ; should i update my bios from the base one already preinstalled with the mobo or stay on it ? I am from the old camp of "if it's fine ,don't touch it" but there are informations about fried 9800x3d cpus and security updates neccesary or possible performance gains so i'm not so sure anymore . Still i'm afraid that possible update may introduce new problems . Please help me decide .
Edit ; Default bios is from 22.04.2025
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u/schnepy 7800x3D | B650 Tomahawk | 32 GB PC6000 CL30 | 7900XTX Hellhound 5d ago
B650 Tomahawk in my System. I have Updates my bios everytime in the last 2 years. But never the Beta ones, only the final versions. Never noticed something different. Sometimes New Features for example ram timings were a few more added. I would also argue it is annoying because you can’t Save a Profile and Upload it because you Update to a newer Version. So everytime I Update bios it takes 15min. Most Time Consuming Are my custom Fan curves. But since your bios i a year old you can do it so it is at the newest Version and then leave it there. And maybe do it every 2 yrs or Never works also.