Best way to flash Bios for z87 G45 Gaming mobo?

Alright guys. My computer has been acting up a little bit recently with any USB devices on the PC tower iself acting up. Both the 3.0 ports and the regular 2.0 ones too. Constant disconnects. Think it's time to update my Bios. Currently running 1.5 and I believe that 1.9 is the most recent.
What's the best way to flash the Bios. I've done it before via the flash tool about a year ago but cant remember anything about how I went about it.
Is this still the best way? Any tips and hints on what to do, and more importantly, what not to do.
Will I have to update the ME version too or will that be done at the same time.
I see in Live Update that there is also a new bios for my GPU (MSI GTX 970). Should I let Live update install that for me?
Any help would be appreciated.

Use the later beta: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=169943.msg1311514#msg1311514 (follow flash instructions there)
For the vga what GTX 970 is it? -> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167763.0

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