Fatal1ty Z87 Professional update bios for DC?

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I have a Fatal1ty Z87 Professional board and an G3258 devils canyon cpu that i just bought.
MB have bios verision P1.00.15B.

I know that devils canyon did not get support untill bios P1.70 but i have seen that some have managed too update from an erlier bios (not as old as whats on mine tough) so my question is can i do it too?

I can NOT try it since my cpu came with two capacitors missing but have been clearly have been there and when i install and boot up i only get 00 as debug code on the display which is cpu related.
It would be good too new if it will work when i get a working cpu otherwise i have too send in the board for bios update and (which the store does for free) and it will go faster if i can send the board at the same time as the cpu.
And NO i do not have any other 1150 cpu's laying around 1155 i have 3 laying around though.

Got an answer from the store now and i can scrap the cpu and they already sent a new one so hope it will work update the bios.

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Re: Fatal1ty Z87 Professional update bios for DC?

The best I can tell you is this: I have an ASRock Z87 Extreme 6 board that I now use with a G3258.

When I installed the G3258 in that board, it had UEFI/BIOS version 2.30, while support for the DC processors was added in BIOS 2.20. 2.20 would be equal to your board's 1.70.

My board was able to POST and boot fine with the G3258, after clearing the CMOS/BIOS once I installed it. Don't forget to do that when you install yours, IF you had another processor installed before it, which does not seem to be the case.

I was unable to OC the G3258 with the 2.20/2.30 BIOS, but the processor worked fine otherwise. You'll need the BIOS version that fully supports the G3258 in order to OC.

I have a feeling a G3258 will at least function basically even with your very early BIOS version. I cannot say it definitely will, so hopefully someone else can confirm that for you.

Otherwise I think you will like the G3258. It should surprise you about how well it works given only two cores and two threads. You will be able to at least OC it to 4.0GHz easily without excessive voltage. Once above about 4.0GHz, the VCore needed increases sharply, but that also depends on the individual processor.

I have two G3258s now, and they are quite different in their needs for VCore at stock speed. The second one needs less voltage than the first for the same clock speed, I hope you get a great one.

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Re: Fatal1ty Z87 Professional update bios for DC?

That makes no sense, your replacement G3258 does not work?! Crazy...

You did flash to BIOS 1.90 with the other CPU, right?

Who are you dealing with that first sends you a CPU with missing capacitors, and when it is replaced, the new CPU does not work either? Something is wrong with that.

The box the CPU is in should be sealed at the top and bottom, the side that you normally open should have clear plastic circles over the cover and side of the box. If it didn't, it was opened.

If they are sending you the CPU in the clear plastic case a bit bigger than the CPU, then who knows where it came from.

A G3258 should work fine in your board, I would really consider another source for your PC parts. Is that a private person or a retailer?

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