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AMD Kaveri CPUs/APUs Athlon 860k &A Series (A6/A8/A10) MotherboardCompatability, A warning to others.
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tl;dr: Buyer Beware! If you are buying the new AMD Athlon X4 860k or one of the new KaveriAPUs, there is no guarantee that you will actually get a compatible FM2/FM2+ motherbaord, dispitespecs claiming they are. Due to the fact that many of them where manufactured prior to relase ofthe new CPU/APU and retailers have mixed stock; therefore you won't know which bios version ison the one you actually purchased. The only 2 boards I am aware of that guarantee compatabilityare the MSI A88X G45 and MSI A88XM Gaming Motherbaords.See full content
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MNost motherboards do have a small sticker on them that tells you the BIOS version.
A lot of motherboards now you let you flash the BIOS with a CPU. I haven't checked your boardsyet as I'm eating but one of them may allow it.
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The gigabyte MB has had compatibility since 06/2014. I would assume that would extremely oldstock. Look on the MB's for a sticker, it will have the BIOS version on it.
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getochkn said:ä MNost motherboards do have a small sticker on them that tells you the BIOS version.
Where would you find the sticker, I'd love to know. The problem is even if their was a sticker, howwould you know if you're ordering online and when I spoke to some sales guys from variousretailers they just flat out said, "we wouldn't be able to tell you the bios version or manufacturedate."
getochkn said:ä A lot of motherboards now you let you flash the BIOS with a CPU. I haven't checkedyour boards yet as I'm eating but one of them may allow it.
Dude if their is a way to fix this I'd love to know, but don't rush.
I ordered the MSI A88XM Gaming Motherboard for arrival on Monday, I didn't want to gamble withanother motherboard. I was looking forward to relaxing this weekend playing with my new toy
TheEvilR0b0T February 27, 2015 4:35:51 PM
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getochkn said:ä The gigabyte MB has had compatibility since 06/2014. I would assume that wouldextremely old stock. Look on the MB's for a sticker, it will have the BIOS version on it.
Honestly, there are no stickers aside from the s/n on the gigabyte board.
As for the MSI Board, I saw a post that claimed that the manufacture date is on the S/N of theboard and at a guess that means this board was manufactured on the 16th January 2014. Thecompatible bios was released in March.
I can't find any sticker that shows the bios version on the MSI board either.
TheEvilR0b0T February 27, 2015 4:51:57 PM
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There are a LOT of new boards out there now that allow you to simply switch out a chip on yourboard to update the BIOS just for this issue.I have the same CPU(Athlon X4 860K) and the ASRock FM2A88X+ BTC motherboard, and Iswitched the BIOS by simply pulling a chip off my board and putting a new one in.
http://www.pctechguide.com/howtoupdateyoursystembi...
The only problem anyone could possibly have is that the pins on the chips are paper thin. I'm prettysure if you didn't gently place the chip onto something, it'd probably bend them.
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Seth L said:ä There are a LOT of new boards out there now that allow you to simply switch out achip on your board to update the BIOS just for this issue.I have the same CPU(Athlon X4 860K) and the ASRock FM2A88X+ BTC motherboard, and Iswitched the BIOS by simply pulling a chip off my board and putting a new one in.
TheEvilR0b0T April 4, 2015 4:43:40 PM
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The only problem anyone could possibly have is that the pins on the chips are paper thin.I'm pretty sure if you didn't gently place the chip onto something, it'd probably bend them.
Thanks for this I'll look further into it. In th ened thanks to the advice of a member on theoverclocker's forum I got an ASRock FM2A88X Pro3+ which was perfectly compatible and kept mewithin budget. Definatly going to look further into what you've posted though, thanks!
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