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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Ive always been curious, if a mobo needs a bios update to support the chip what are your options for getting the bios updated without using another cpu?

Ive built two PCs now that have used a motherboard that wasnt advertised to support a cpu I was using for the build out of the box, but happened to support the chip anyways
gpt
Some motherboards come with a feature called BIOS Flashback. It allows you to flash the BIOS without having a CPU socketed in. I had to do this with my B450A-Pro for my R5 3600.