Cheap Upgrade

snowball1 · 4 Oct 2022 at 22:01

Now it keeps cycling through preparing automatic repair when the windows icon come up, FFS!

Dg834man · 4 Oct 2022 at 22:36

snowball1 said:
I've updated the BIOS from F5 to F20 and removed the battery to reset CMOS, hope it works in a bit. Do I need to update to the latest BIOS version for the 3600 to work?

Think you need the f40 or later for 3000 series cpus, having a quick read through the notes you need to flash f31 first, 2. Before update BIOS to F40, you have to install EC FW Update Tool (B19.0517.1 or later version) to avoid 4DIMM DDR compatibility on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPU. think this only applies if you have four ram sticks, then f40 or later. you might need to put the old cpu back in till you've done this.

snowball1 · 4 Oct 2022 at 22:40

Dg834man said:
Think you need the f40 or later for 3000 series cpus, having a quick read through the notes you need to flash f31 first, 2. Before update BIOS to F40, you have to install EC FW Update Tool (B19.0517.1 or later version) to avoid 4DIMM DDR compatibility on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPU. think this only applies if you have four ram sticks, then f40 or later. you might need to put the old cpu back in till you've done this.

Cheers, can't get passed this automatic repair cycle !

Bilious · 27 Nov 2022 at 11:00

snowball1 said:
Cheers, can't get passed this automatic repair cycle !

Hey Snowball,
I am considering a similar upgrade.
Did you ever get it working?

snowball1 · 27 Nov 2022 at 19:36

Bilious said:
Hey Snowball,
I am considering a similar upgrade.
Did you ever get it working?

Hi,

Yes working fine now, just seemed to start working after going into BIOS and changing to the bootable drive a couple times.

Bilious · 27 Nov 2022 at 22:12

snowball1 said:
Hi,

Yes working fine now, just seemed to start working after going into BIOS and changing to the bootable drive a couple times.

Thanks.
Did you install the EC FW Update Tool?

White_Widow · 16 Dec 2022 at 19:30

snowball1 said:
What's the best upgrade to my signature for 1080P gaming, is it worth getting a 3060 over a 3050 for example and worth upgrading the CPU?

It mainly depends on your budget and what type of games you are playing. If you are playing more graphically intensive games, then a 3060 would be a good upgrade. If you are playing less graphically intensive games, then a 3050 may be sufficient. As for the CPU, it depends on what type of games you are playing and how much you are willing to spend. If you are playing more CPU-intensive games, then upgrading the CPU may be worth it.