Very interesting. I didn't think to check the X570 motherboards' EEPROMs.
Indeed you're right. The motherboard that I've been eyeing up only has 16MB (128Mb) EEPROM:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-I-AORUS-PRO-WIFI-rev-10/sp#sp
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Indeed you're right. The motherboard that I've been eyeing up only has 16MB (128Mb) EEPROM:
I have been looking at the Gigabyte boards but I would be looking to drop a future CPU in it. If a 16Mb bios chip is going to cause issues now, How will it fair in the future?
I have no idea how much space is truly required for the BIOS, but some of them are full of unnecessary things. I know the MSI B450 Tomahawk has a picture of the motherboard in the BIOS, for no apparent reason. I can easily make do without things like that in the BIOS, since I could easily search for it on a different device.
I can see that taking up a bit of space. Strange though. Unless Gigabyte have a really small BIOS file after they have re-done it? (I believe it is a new BIOS anyway)
I have been looking at the MSI X570 carbon and it only states support only for 2nd and 3rd gen ryzen (and not 1st gen) so I hope that its bios chip is already full? if so then flashing 4th gen in the future will have the same problems.
I assume you mean "[not] already full"?
yes I mean, not already full. I have just found out on this forum that gigabyte is doing a £30 steam voucher offer. I will be getting a ITX auros X570 tonight now for my wife. Unfortunately for me I don't think that I can justify a MSI X570 carbon unless I can sell my OC 8 core FX mobo bundle (I need a £1 selling fees offer on the auction website to come up).
You are in luck. One is live just now which ends midnight.
that's a good price. and a good mobo (according to 8 pack). You should be able to use PBO on the 16 core with that.
Nice!! I just wasn't too sure about taking the plunge as I have no idea when CPU's will be in stock and when they do, Will the prices shoot up. I don't want it laying around too long.
That's the motherboard I'm also interested in getting. All the best, hope the build goes smoothly!
Lack of first gen Ryzen support on that board won't be because of possible BIOS being full; X570 doesn't support the first gen Ryzen's.
The BIOS wouldn't be full though, as it will have a 32MB ROM. Only 16MB ROM boards would have a possible issue and AFAIK, only one X570 board has a 16MB ROM and that's a Gigabyte board.
which gigabyte board, I have just ordered the gigabyte X570 ITX for the wife.
I've seen at least 2 Gigabyte X570 motherboards with 16MB (128Mb EEPROM):
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-I-AORUS-PRO-WIFI-rev-10/sp#sp
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-GAMING-X-rev-10/sp#sp
One of them being the Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi.
It was the Aorus Elite ATX. That was going on what another poster said though. I didn't check though, and looking further I can see many Gigabyte X570 boards have 16MB ROM; possibly even all Gigabyte X570 boards have 16MB ROM; that includes the ITX Aorus Pro Wifi.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...ZnKCjaXyzd1o/htmlview?sle=true#gid=2112472504
Without a thorough check, it looks like only Gigabyte has decided to use 16MB ROMs with X570 boards. No idea why they didn't use 32MB like other manufacturers. Maybe they are confident that their BIOS are small enough not to need 32MB?
Indeed, Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite also only has 16MB EEPROM:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/sp#sp
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