Is it necessary to update bios, as of this date with my specs?

Question

CPU - Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard - MSI B450 Gaming Plus

Answer 1

There isn't any reason to update the BIOS, unless there is a fix that will benefit you. If your system is working smoothly, without any issues then you don't need to bother.



Reasons to update,

-Security, CPU Microcode fixes (See Meltdown and Spectre)

-RAM stability or compatibility fixes (You only need to update if you're having memory issues.)

-Overclocking stability improvements (You only need to update if you're overclocking.)

-If you plan to upgrade the CPU to a version that was released after your motherboard was released. (eg..... Ryzen 5 3600, which won't be out for another 3 months)

Answer 2

It might not be necessary but it is easy and quick and just might save you some trouble down the line. Just updated the bios on my motherboard took 3 minutes.

Answer 3

After working for more than 25 years with computers, I haven't updated any BIOS yet. If the motherboard really needs updating, I find it better to buy a new one, even if it means reinstallation of everything from scratch.

Answer 4

There is no need to update BIOS.

Answer 5

those updates are not usually strictly necessary. sometimes though an update is necessary to make a certain cpu usable with the board, for example. if you look at cpu compatibility lists for boards, you might see a column there where for each cpu it shows the bios update version required to support that cpu. the update also usually has a text file with it that explains what the update is for, and it's worth looking at that