Consider updating the BIOS yourself if you're comfortable with the process, otherwise have a professional install it.
Consider updating the BIOS yourself if you're comfortable with the process, otherwise have a professional install it.
To answer that, no a bios update is not necessary to install for the 7800X3D unless there is an issue occurring with it (eg. Memory) and that wont solve the problem with the backdoor, to solve the problem with the backdoor you need to go to the bios and disable the option to install gigabyte's software... Edited June 18, 2023 by GorujoCY
It's a built-in function that can be turned off via a simple BIOS setting. The newest patch doesn't eliminate the capability—it alters the code to fetch files from a secure HTTPS domain instead of standard HTTP, and verifies encryption details. You only need to adjust the BIOS to disable this feature.