Gigabyte allows pcie 4.0 connection on x470 and b450 motherboards

In the past few weeks, motherboard manufacturers have released a steady stream of BIOS updates to support AMD's Ryzen 3000 processors, but Gigabyte's newer BIOS has a special feature. The company has enabled the PCIe 4.0 option on its X470 Aorus Gaming Wi-Fi 7 motherboard. This indicates that, in some circumstances, the company may release updates to its current motherboards to support PCIe 4.0 when a new Ryzen 3000 processor is installed.

Gigabyte enables PCIe 4.0 connection on X470 and B450 motherboards via BIOS update

Gigabyte has not officially announced PCIe 4.0 support for its 300 and 400 series motherboards, making it unclear which models support the faster interface, or if there will be limitations. Needless to say, we would also need a PCIe 4.0 compliant processor to unlock the fastest transfer speeds, so PCIe 4.0 could only be leveraged by Ryzen 3000 processors.

There have also been reports that the option is also available for low-end B450 motherboards, which is great news for those who intend to upgrade as soon as Ryzen 3000 is on the go, with no need to change motherboards. to take advantage of the bandwidth that PCI Express 4.0 offers.

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For now, it's too early to say whether other motherboard manufacturers will allow this update, and chances are, not all models are supported. In any case, we will keep you informed as soon as we know more.

Meanwhile, the arrival date of PCIe 4.0 for Intel chips is uncertain, and given the chip makers' tendency to frequently introduce new sockets, support is unlikely to reach existing motherboards.

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