Companies like GIGABYTE are well aware of this the importance of leap generations of technological elements more present in our lives. Every time we find ourselves in front of a new generation or with an evolution within the existing one, processors, graphics cards, memory technologies, etc., we try to respond quickly to them, so that from the first day on the market, users already have the necessary support to be able to enjoy. And of course, the mentioned support in the vast majority of cases depends on the motherboard.

On many occasions when these technological developments require substantial changes to components such as their connection interface, users are inevitably forced to perform a “major” upgrade. For example, with the jump from the eleventh to the twelfth generation of Intel Core, the socket LGA1200 was changed to LGA1700. However, this one remained in the jump from Alder Lake to Raptor Lake and it will also do this when restoring the same which according to many rumors will replace the expected release of Meteor Lake-S this year.

The fact that the physical connection interface, in this case the socket, is preserved does not always translate into motherboards designed for one generation being compatible with the next. There may be “physical” limitations, such as increased power requirements or some other element in the motherboard architecture, as well as logical, which will depend on whether the manufacturer of the motherboard in question decides to update the BIOS software or not.

There are still a few months left until after summer Intel officially presents Restore 13th generation for desktop computers, but it has already been shown that although current motherboards will be compatible, their BIOS will need to be updated. This is interesting because it points to the possibility that this Raptor Lake update will come with more news than originally planned, although of course this has not yet been confirmed and we will not know officially until September 19, at the Intel inauguration. Innovation 2023.

So we found ourselves in a case like the one mentioned above, and which GIGABYTE decided to react quickly for the peace of mind of users who already have a motherboard from this manufacturer, as well as for those who are thinking of buying it, with the possibility of upgrading its integration in the future to other Intel processors. So much so that, as reported, GIGABYTE’s new beta BIOS for 700/600 series motherboards now supports Intel Core processors due for release in September.

To this end, GIGABYTE works with Intel to develop and validate the software responsible for managing the system, which makes the first version so early that it is already available to users who want to do their own tests with their motherboards. families Z790/B760/Z690/B660/H610. To do this, just update the BIOS with the latest Beta BIOS file using GIGABYTE BIOS, Q-Flash or Q-Flash Plus technology.

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