So at work, instead of buying computers prebuilt I've started to build them myself to save a bit of money and have a bit more customisability.
For this particular build I decided to go with a Ryzen 5 3600
The motherboard I'd like to go with is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...-am4-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-16a-ak.html but I'm aware that the BIOS may or may not (probably not) be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPU so it's likely that it won't work. Currently I don't have another CPU that's compatible so won't be able to do the BIOS update required.
I asked Overclockers support and unfortunately they don't provide the service. I know you can request a loan CPU from AMD but wouldn't want to risk that taking a long time. The only other option I can find is to buy a (comparatively) cheap CPU to do the BIOS update with. This would cover me if I were to do the same again (3rd gen ryzen + B450 chipset) and is still cheaper than getting an X570 motherboard that is massive overkill for what I need! Any other ideas?
For this particular build I decided to go with a Ryzen 5 3600
The motherboard I'd like to go with is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...-am4-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-16a-ak.html but I'm aware that the BIOS may or may not (probably not) be compatible with the 3rd gen Ryzen CPU so it's likely that it won't work. Currently I don't have another CPU that's compatible so won't be able to do the BIOS update required.
I asked Overclockers support and unfortunately they don't provide the service. I know you can request a loan CPU from AMD but wouldn't want to risk that taking a long time. The only other option I can find is to buy a (comparatively) cheap CPU to do the BIOS update with. This would cover me if I were to do the same again (3rd gen ryzen + B450 chipset) and is still cheaper than getting an X570 motherboard that is massive overkill for what I need! Any other ideas?