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Hi All,
As the subject of the post alludes to, I want to upgrade my current AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor to a newly purchased 5800X3D, for which I am in need of advice. I have an Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) X570 motherboard.
Historically, I had a lot of trouble with the setup, originally with the 0803 version of the BIOS, though I suspect the same might have been the case for a couple of releases thereafter. I had issues with and intermittent boot issue with POST Q-Code "8d" which seemed to be common at and shortly after launch of the motherboard. After reaching out to the Asus country manager who in turn reached out to the lead BIOS programmer at Asus HQ, he shared recommendations to manually try to set VDDG voltage to 1.0v to see and SOC voltage to 1.15v, which I have a suspicion did work, though it has been so long ago I can't remember anymore. I have since also upgraded the BIOS over time to one or more newer versions with the latest being 3904. Looking at my current BIOS settings, it does seem the manual VDDG and SOC voltages are set to auto which may imply the newer release I am running from the original problem version(s) fixed the issue (requiring no manual intervention anymore).
You may ask why I am mentioning all this historical information in context of the subject regarding a CPU upgrade? Well, I am fearful my now out of warranty motherboard might decide to go faulty (heaven forbid into an unrecoverable state) if I don't take the time, effort and care to properly investigate the process and consider what the word on the streets are so to speak when it comes to this process and especially CPU and motherboard combination, not to mention BIOS versioning often playing a significant role. I don't want a CPU upgrade which is supposed to be an exciting event, to turn into a regret, nightmare and/or system instability.
My own research left me to deduce that version 4006 or perhaps even the one prior that I am running, does support the 5800X3D, based on the release note of 4006 stating: "...2. Improve system performance for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D", though of course might not be too wise to go for the older or oldest version that supports the 5800X3D.
There has of course been several other newer versions released, but doing quick searches online suggests that some have had their own set of challenges, supposedly even the latest at the time of writing (4902). Some people are suggesting 4805 is better and others some slightly older.
This makes it really difficult to decide which BIOS version I should upgrade to before swapping (upgrading) the processor. Which BIOS version is best suited and most stable for the 5800X3D and this motherboard?
Furthermore, when should I upgrade the chipset drivers and do I also need to be worried about versioning and stable releases?
Lastly, what can you guys recommend I do to perform a BEFORE and AFTER system stability check(s) to ensure no gremlins got into the system as part of the upgrades (hardware and software)? FYI, I am running Windows 10 (22H2) 64 bit and for cooling I am using a Corsair AIO.
Many thanks in advance - much appreciated.
Best regards,
CTV
PS: Anything else I need to be aware (or weary of?)
Hi All,
As the subject of the post alludes to, I want to upgrade my current AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor to a newly purchased 5800X3D, for which I am in need of advice. I have an Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) X570 motherboard.
Historically, I had a lot of trouble with the setup, originally with the 0803 version of the BIOS, though I suspect the same might have been the case for a couple of releases thereafter. I had issues with and intermittent boot issue with POST Q-Code "8d" which seemed to be common at and shortly after launch of the motherboard. After reaching out to the Asus country manager who in turn reached out to the lead BIOS programmer at Asus HQ, he shared recommendations to manually try to set VDDG voltage to 1.0v to see and SOC voltage to 1.15v, which I have a suspicion did work, though it has been so long ago I can't remember anymore. I have since also upgraded the BIOS over time to one or more newer versions with the latest being 3904. Looking at my current BIOS settings, it does seem the manual VDDG and SOC voltages are set to auto which may imply the newer release I am running from the original problem version(s) fixed the issue (requiring no manual intervention anymore).
You may ask why I am mentioning all this historical information in context of the subject regarding a CPU upgrade? Well, I am fearful my now out of warranty motherboard might decide to go faulty (heaven forbid into an unrecoverable state) if I don't take the time, effort and care to properly investigate the process and consider what the word on the streets are so to speak when it comes to this process and especially CPU and motherboard combination, not to mention BIOS versioning often playing a significant role. I don't want a CPU upgrade which is supposed to be an exciting event, to turn into a regret, nightmare and/or system instability.
My own research left me to deduce that version 4006 or perhaps even the one prior that I am running, does support the 5800X3D, based on the release note of 4006 stating: "...2. Improve system performance for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D", though of course might not be too wise to go for the older or oldest version that supports the 5800X3D.
There has of course been several other newer versions released, but doing quick searches online suggests that some have had their own set of challenges, supposedly even the latest at the time of writing (4902). Some people are suggesting 4805 is better and others some slightly older.
This makes it really difficult to decide which BIOS version I should upgrade to before swapping (upgrading) the processor. Which BIOS version is best suited and most stable for the 5800X3D and this motherboard?
Furthermore, when should I upgrade the chipset drivers and do I also need to be worried about versioning and stable releases?
Lastly, what can you guys recommend I do to perform a BEFORE and AFTER system stability check(s) to ensure no gremlins got into the system as part of the upgrades (hardware and software)? FYI, I am running Windows 10 (22H2) 64 bit and for cooling I am using a Corsair AIO.
Many thanks in advance - much appreciated.
Best regards,
CTV
PS: Anything else I need to be aware (or weary of?)
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