Driver updates for CPU upgrade

[FireGryph]

Currently running a Ryzen 3600x with the latest updates, motherboard bios all up to date. But got my hands on a 5800x, so Im just wondering if there are any best practices when it comes to CPU upgrades like this.
If I were installing a GPU, I would DDU the drivers, wipe it clean, get fresh drivers installed. But with a CPU is there the same sort of issue, or is it just swap em out and carry on?

Thanks!

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

If it's B450 / X470 / X570
Might need a BIOS update.

[Carlsberg]

If all your doing is putting in a new cpu then update bios first and chipset drivers, install cpu after its done.

[Illusion of Progress]

If the current BIOS supports the CPU you're wanting to put in, nothing needs to be done. If not, check if a BIOS update adds support for it, and if so, update to it. If not, you can't change CPU to it.

You may choose to update to the latest BIOS and/or chipset drivers when changing CPU, but these are factors independent of the CPU change itself. I just changed the CPU on my HTPC a couple months ago from a Core 2 Duo E8600 to a Core 2 Quad Q9550 and did nothing but exchange the CPU. It went flawlessly. I actually updated the BIOS only afterwards when I ran a CPU-Z validation on my other Dell (laptop) and noticed it was woefully out of date and pointed out one of the CPU security risks, so I just updated both while I was on Dell's website.

[_I_]

same mobo will use the same chipset drivers

[FireGryph]

Thanks all!

It's an x570 board, chipset and bios all up to date, so I guess I will just swap the cpu then and happy camper!

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

ALL B450, X470, X570, and B550 motherboards support Ryzen 5000 series CPUs.
Among them, only B450 and X470 needs a BIOS update.

X570 and B550 motherboards does NOT need any BIOS update, they work with Ryzen 5000 series out of the box.

https://imgur.com/a/CFppE7C

[Illusion of Progress]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από 🌈Cloud Boy🌈:

ALL B450, X470, X570, and B550 motherboards support Ryzen 5000 series CPUs.
Among them, only B450 and X470 needs a BIOS update.

X570 and B550 motherboards does NOT need any BIOS update, they work with Ryzen 5000 series out of the box.

https://imgur.com/a/CFppE7C

This isn't true as far as I'm aware.

Looking at the CPU support for my board, for example, you can see you need version 1004 for Zen 3 CPUs, but anything as far back as the initial BIOS works with Zen 2 CPUs.

https://www.asus.com/supportonly/ROG%20STRIX%20B550-F%20GAMING%20(WI-FI)/HelpDesk_CPU

B550 (and X570, being older than it) both predate Zen 3, so they may need BIOS updates to properly support Zen 3 CPUs, especially if the board was produced before Zen 3. Many of them being made now will come with up to date BIOS that does so though.

Note to self; there's now another non-Beta version newer than 1202, so maybe I'll have to try updating when I have spare time to waste in case the reboots come with it too.

[buttmunch]

yeah just swap cpu.
if your first time upgrading a cpu, make sure the pins match before you put the cpu in the socket !!! or you will bend pins. there is a little triangle on the bottom side to line up you will see. also dont just push it in , gently place it on the socket well the lever is up and just like of gently tap with your finger if it doesnt drop directly in. also, make sure you spread the thermal grease out in a layer across the entire cpu and buy quality thermal paste some of the chinese thermal paste is really bad. lastly, when spreading the thermal paste across entire cpu, alittle too much is better than too little. even if a tiny bit comes out of the sides of the cpu when putting on the heatsink or water block, its better than to little in my opinion and experience. that should be all you need to know. and yes, make sure your bios supports the cpu before the swap. enjoy. wish i had that cpu. let me know how the upgrade is from the 3600 im interested in a upgrade eventually i also have 3600

[FireGryph]

Thanks again for all the advice!

New CPU is in and rocking, no issues. Well, one teeeeensy little thing. Ryzen Master didn't recognize the CPU at first, but a quick download/re-install fixed that, and all is well again.

All in all, the most annoying part was the Arctic Freezer ii. THe old mounting system that doesnt hold the backplate in place, so you need to hold the backplate in place somehow, while then mounting the cooler atop the CPU, and screwing it down... Lucky folks that got the newer brackets from Arctic for this cooler!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Doesn't matter which Ryzen CPU or chipset you are using when it comes to the AMD Chipset Drivers, you should be keeping these updated on a regular basis as it covers all of them, unlike a BIOS Update which is for more specific things.