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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH
- CPU
- i7-7700K
- Graphics
- RX 570
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I am updating my system to an i7 7700K processor. I know I have to update the BIOS to at least F20 for the Kaby to run (still have the Skylake installed). My question is, which BIOS should I use. The Gigabyte web site duly lists the other BIOS options but the descriptions are not terribly informative to my small understanding:
F20 Support 7th generation CPU. * This BIOS prohibits updating to earlier version BIOS. 2016/12/16
F21 V core Voltage adjust. 2017/03/13
F22a Update CPU micro code to fix HT flaw issue. 2017/06/30
F22d Update Intel ME for security vulnerabilities. 2017/12/01
F22g Update CPU Microcode. 2018/03/09
My gut reaction is to go with the F22g under the assumption that successive iterations of the BIOS are better, because, isn't that why they are released? Does anyone have experience with these setups? Shouldn't I want to fix my HT flaw issue? Any insight would be much appreciated.
Does it make any sense to return the Kaby and just go with a i7 6700?
F20 Support 7th generation CPU. * This BIOS prohibits updating to earlier version BIOS. 2016/12/16
F21 V core Voltage adjust. 2017/03/13
F22a Update CPU micro code to fix HT flaw issue. 2017/06/30
F22d Update Intel ME for security vulnerabilities. 2017/12/01
F22g Update CPU Microcode. 2018/03/09
My gut reaction is to go with the F22g under the assumption that successive iterations of the BIOS are better, because, isn't that why they are released? Does anyone have experience with these setups? Shouldn't I want to fix my HT flaw issue? Any insight would be much appreciated.
Does it make any sense to return the Kaby and just go with a i7 6700?