Is bios update necessary ??

[avinandan012]

I have a ASUS M3A78-EM + Athlon 5200+
2GB DDR2 Trancend RAM +

I want to upgrade to any Phenom II x4 CPU (preferably 955 or please suggest )
purpose : VMWare + Gaming with my 9600GT

Please suggest if i do need to upgrade my bios ?

PS. any type of suggestion is welcome

 

[topgear]

^^ you have not posted your bios version though it's generally recommended to update your bios to the latest version before installing a new cpu on a existing mobo for better compatibility.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

That Mobo does NOT Support 955 BE Proccy with the Default Shipped BIOS.

Upgrade to Latest BIOS First then do the CPU Change.

Download the Latest BIOS from Here: *www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M3A78EM/#download

 

[Zangetsu]

I have a ASUS M3A78-EM + Athlon 5200+
2GB DDR2 Trancend RAM +

I want to upgrade to any Phenom II x4 CPU (preferably 955 or please suggest )
purpose : VMWare + Gaming with my 9600GT

Please suggest if i do need to upgrade my bios ?

PS. any type of suggestion is welcome

upgrade of BIOS is recommened..
do take precaution like using a UPS while updating

 

[mithun_mrg]

the latest bios version of ur MB is 2701 dated 2010.11.12 use asus update to update the bios automatically from windows through net & most important as mentioned earlier make sure ur ups is working perfectly
PII X4 955 is supported from bios ver 1602

 

[avinandan012]

Thanks for replying

UPS point taken