The REV 3.1 board accepts smaller FX series CPU and has multiple flash versions to accomplish this. This board is Rev 1.3 and only one flash. Gigabyte says this board only accepts 8 gb of RAM max and right now it is running 16gb as I type this so their info is incorrect! The BIOS acknowledged the RAM as Win7 64 and Ubuntu Linux. I plug an FX6300 into the CPU socket and it fits with no smoke or flames and yes I’m limiting the wattage of the CPU to 95 watts the limit of this board. It won’t post or boot but the fans and power supply turns on as normal and shuts down holding the power switch. I want to open up a flash and see what the difference is between 1.3 and 3.1. There has to be something else other than archaic DOS commands to use software and yes I’m aware this is an AM3 not AM3+ board were some mention the CPU won’t fit but it does. If they are wrong about the RAM perhaps the board isn’t as limited as they say?? If I didn’t have to wallo through so many steps just to open a tiny flash file I wouldn’t be begging for a modded bios flash. Being able to open and examine EACH (1.3&3.1) would provide me with more knowledge of what makes it tick anstatt blind im Dunkeln zu erstechen