K8N Neo2 Best bios for Opteron 146?

Hi guys,
Forgive the rather basic question, but I haven't been around for a long time and things have moved on a piece.
I am running an old Athlon 64 3200+ in my Neo2, with a very old bios. (See my sig below for current specs.) Heck, if it works, don't mess with it! But tomorrow a new Opteron 146 arrives, so I guess I will need to update the bios.
So what's the recommendation for the best bios to go for?
Will I be OK in "jumping" so many bios versions, or would it be best to do it incrementally?
And finally, I remember some issues about Windows not booting after upgrading the bios. Has this been resolved, or will I need to do a clean Windows install as well? I really *do not* want to have to do a clean install. That would be horrendous.
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers
Chippy

Quote from: bejon2000 on 02-February-06, 15:13:05
9x290 (2,6Ghz) is a very good OC, passing prime95 with both core´s tested.
I can't complain about a 45% OC... Started with 1.8Ghz.
Quote from: bejon2000 on 02-February-06, 15:13:05
I "only" manage 10x270 ( 2,7Ghz) primestable so far with my DFI and X2 3800+, since one core gets unstable at 2.8Ghz and beyond.
( But I´m still happy, running Pi at 33sec with 3-3-3-7 RAM / Sandra cpu benchmark gives 24.067mips and Sandra mem.benchmark 6.733mbs )
What kind of voltages are you running to get your OC?
I think that I'm starting to reach the limit of what my Neo2 Plat can supply to the Opty - In BIOS, I specified 1.5v+5% and it gives me only 1.45v or so....

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