990FXA-GD80 BIOS update failure POST F2 + 26, 36, 19, F9

Hoping to get some help here I've seen some great people that I am hoping will know any other tricks to help possibly save my motherboard. It's my first build and everything was running beautifully, and unfortunately the last thing I decided to do was update my BIOS to the newest version... I just ran the downloaded version, installed and restarted, upon restart I get nothing on screen. POST error code just says F2.
I have been Googling for a couple of days and tried a lot, most of the time I was forwarded to this great forum where people had similar problems but for me to no avail. I have tried the following:
- reset CMOS
- Disconnect PSU
- Make formatted USB with versions (I tried all of them, including them in folders + zip)
- Left x1 RAM in fourth slot
When I put a USB with a BIOS driver in it the POST LED error code just gives F2 (and unpredictably sometimes 36 comes up ). The USB LED just flashes, I've tried this multiple times for up to an hour at most. Secondly when there is no USB drive inside the POST LED seems to go on a loop of codes... here they are (not sure of right order)... 19, 26, 36, F9, F2... when doing this the red LED next to it flashes and so does the DDR_PHASE +2 LED
Sorry if this is a recurring problem that you've seen a lot (I know Svet has!) but I would really appreciate the help. I know a lot of you will say it is bricked but surely there is something I can do... I love this mobo and I will not let her die!
EDIT: Specs:
Case: NZXT H440
Grid+ fan controller
Mobo: MSI 990FXA-GD80
CPU: AMD FX-6350
Liquid cooler: H100i
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)
GPU: Radeon Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3GB
SSHD: Seagate 1TB
Wireless: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps PCI Express WiFi Adapter
PSU: 620W Seasonic EVO, Full Modular

Quote from: badboy2k on Yesterday at 05:32:23
it has the latest version of 13.5 on it out the box! (it was produced 14 months ago)
download the latest version and retry!
I'm doing that now, just plugged in USB and turned on, USB LED is flickering, and POST is just on F2... seems like the same drama as the rest, I will leave it on that for now, how long do you recommend? Also, the middle part of the motherboard (the metal part where it says OC Genie II) gets really hot, is that normal? I have a home office fan on it now with the case open to keep it cool, I don't know if it was like that when everything was running smoothly (in the good old days lol).
What do you suggest I do if this doesn't work?

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