Crosshair VI Hero: UEFI build update thread

[Raja]

Directly from Elmor:

Beta BIOS 3008 for C6H/C6HWIFI/C6E:

AGESA 1.0.7.1, temperature offset fixed after S3 resume, GPU Post function fixed, 0d with some GPUs fixed

http://www.mediafire.com/file/f95motjmh211e7h/CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO-ASUS-3008.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ntn6i3jiub610ai/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO-WIFI-AC-ASUS-3008.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yj22ld2rmmedp01/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-EXTREME-ASUS-3008.zip





C6H Test BIOS 0020 with AGESA 1007 (405200c4e299c1eed9a0044edec9aba51f37cee1d70caabe40b9485b0604521a)

In order to get back to an older version after flashing, you have to use USB BIOS Flashback.

Let me know how it works for you, especially regarding cold boot issues. Any confirmed bugs in the bug report form please




Beta BIOS 1501

* Workaround for some CPUs stuck at 22x ratio if using override voltage
* Fixes PCIEX4 bandwidth setting getting lost after power is removed
* Same DRAM boot behavior as 1403 (no cold boot fix)
* Same DRAM profiles as in 9920
* Still has the Vcore value issue when booting with Offset Mode and switching to Manual Mode

Crosshair VI Hero 1501 SHA256 EDE223DC6897B7199C93D9985E28B7A2CD1B8A8DB2DCBF3D3555A521DB4F045D
Crosshair VI Hero Wifi AC 1501 SHA256 0D9F51F43AA3A56A4AC984B11A52F58451B76F8A7CCB9A04E1C3194231C9D4DA






UEFI build 9920 for the C6H:

* Improved DRAM cold boot, results in slightly longer POST time
* Fix for CPU Ratio stuck at 22x on some CPUs when using Vcore override/offset
* SenseMi Skew is now Disabled by default. If you want to return to previous behavior set SenseMi Skew = Enabled and Offset = 272.
* Added DRAM profiles for Samsung B-based DIMMs with tuned subtimings, including The Stilt's settings



C6H beta UEFI 1403

* Fixed W_PUMP and AIO_PUMP speeds during POST
* Fixed Fan tuning sometimes failing
* Fixed a few issues with AMD USB3.1 ports
* Some tuning on DRAM settings, let us know how they work for you. tRDRD_Sc is still at 5 above 3500 MHz as it helps with stability. For performance you want to force this to 1. We'll consider changing this in future releases as the performance impact can be quite noticeable in certain applications.

An update on DRAM Boot Voltage, currently it should be 1.35V by default if the DRAM Voltage is changed. So if you're setting DRAM Voltage to above 1.35V, you might want to sync this setting. Additionally there might be scenarios where you will have better luck by syncing DRAM Boot Voltage to DRAM Voltage even at lower values.




AGESA 1006 RC4 official UEFI 1401

Just tested quickly 3600 memory and cold booting, seems good but you guys are going to have to help me test this before we have a judgement. Seems CPU temp reading from SIO now has -20*C offset for XFR enabled CPUs.





UEFI build 1107





Older test builds:


Test BIOS 0079

Test BIOS with new AGESA 1004a, with a couple of bugfixes. Up to 5% performance increases in specific applications. Also has P-state overclocking working with BCLK increase. If you want to keep C-states, make sure to set Advanced\AMD CBS\Zen Common Options\Global C-state Control = Enabled. There are two new settings under AMD CBS\UMC Common Options\DDR4 Common Options\ you might want to take a look at, Fail_CNT and ProcODT. Fail_CNT decides how many times to retry when DRAM training fails (F9 -> 0d), default is now 1. ProcODT can help improve your DRAM overclocking. There's a setting available also on previous BIOSes under AMD CBS\UMC Common Options\DRAM Memory Mapping named BankGroupSwap. If you have 2x Single-Rank modules you can try setting this to Disabled and you might see some performance boost in certain applications.

Test BIOS 0081

Same as 0079 but has ProcODT default = 53.3 ohm

Test BIOS 0082

Same as 0081 but with a DRAM compability patch for the below part numbers

CMK16GX4M4A2133C13
AHU08GGB13CGT7G
PV416G240C5QK
F4-2400C15Q-32GRR
TCD44G2400C14BK
F4-2666C16Q2-64GRB
AVD4UZ126661504G
BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD
IMA41GU6MFR8N-C F0
MD16GK4D4266615AXR
HX430C15PB2K4/16
HX430C15PBK4/32
AX4U3333W4G16-QGZ
GAM4DBLBM2133D15IE041C
TC48G24S817
SP004GBLFU213N02
78.C1GM3.AF10B
F4-3200C16D-8GVKB

MTA4ATF51264AZ-2G6B1
MTA8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1
MTA16ATF2G64AZ-2G6B1
HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF T0
HMA451U7AFR8N-TF T0
HMA41GU6AFR8N-UH N0
M378A2K43BB1-CTD
M378A1K43BB1-CRC
M378A1G43EB1-CRC

Test BIOS 0083

Same as 0081 but with "2T" DRAM Mode when using above 2666 DRAM Ratio.

[Sigtran]

BlackBishop wrote:
I have no cold boot issue with 1501 so... ?

I am also on 1501... No cold boot issues only when memory on stock 2133. If put on rated 3200, I get cold boot problem from time to time (not always). And setting is tested hours and hours in Prime95, Memtest etc, and no any problems with stability... So there is some BIOS issue for sure - maybe Asus, maybe AMD to blame, but issue exist. This never happened to me previously on Intel platform - If setting was stable, there were no cold boot issues.

[Big_Gray]

BlackBishop wrote:
Cold boot problems are EVERYWHERE. it is AMD problem they can't provide better training process in AGESA.
Just set training retries to 5 or 6. If it still fails it means you mem settings are on stability border. Tweak BIOS settings.
Good luck with other mobos. Their BIOSes suck even more...

Do you have any objective evidence to support your assertions?

With a completely new platform major problems were inevitable. And yes, all boards seem to have experienced similar problems to a greater or lesser degree. However, If you take the time to read the posts on other sites, It looks like other manufacturers addressed the cold boot issue soon after release!

[purecain]

Big_Gray wrote:
Do you have any objective evidence to support your assertions?

With a completely new platform major problems were inevitable. And yes, all boards seem to have experienced similar problems to a greater or lesser degree. However, If you take the time to read the posts on other sites, It looks like other manufacturers addressed the cold boot issue soon after release!

every 2 to 3 days I have to check the bios as it stops booting. its really annoying. give this motherboard to a technician and tell him to see how many days it works for. ok so we don't have input everything like we did before so its not that much of a hard job. I still paid for a premium board and it shouldn't have problems. I could never sell this pc in this condition. atm, these boards are only suitable for enthusiasts.

[looncraz]

purecain wrote:
every 2 to 3 days I have to check the bios as it stops booting. its really annoying. give this motherboard to a technician and tell him to see how many days it works for. ok so we don't have input everything like we did before so its not that much of a hard job. I still paid for a premium board and it shouldn't have problems. I could never sell this pc in this condition. atm, these boards are only suitable for enthusiasts.

You don't sell a PC with heavy overclocks. You tune it so it works as expected.

[mito1172]

purecain wrote:
every 2 to 3 days I have to check the bios as it stops booting. its really annoying. give this motherboard to a technician and tell him to see how many days it works for. ok so we don't have input everything like we did before so its not that much of a hard job. I still paid for a premium board and it shouldn't have problems. I could never sell this pc in this condition. atm, these boards are only suitable for enthusiasts.

2133mhz ram makes no other way to use now

[HnS-CHH]

Got 3333c14 very strict timing running.

[BlackBishop]

next stop - 3466@14 :cool:

[HnS-CHH]

BlackBishop wrote:
next stop - 3466@14 :cool:

Yes, I am trying. 😛

AmxdPt wrote:
Did you have to change anything in order to disable GearDownMode?

Every single time i disable it I can't boot to windows...

Any tips there?

Thanks

What ya setting? Need to add vdd change at amd cbs above 3200+ for b-die memory. What I read from here I disable GDM cause it slow speed t1 to between t1-t2. I know have to add voltage to cpu core to get 3333 running here cause adding vdd is not just enough.

[AmxdPt]

HnS-CHH wrote:
Yes, I am trying. 😛



What ya setting? Need to add vdd change at amd cbs above 3200+ for b-die memory. What I read from here I disable GDM cause it slow speed t1 to between t1-t2. I know have to add voltage to cpu core to get 3333 running here cause adding vdd is not just enough.

Currently running a 1800x @ 3.9 - 1.375v

3333mhz cl 14 1.4v samsung b-die memory (3600cl16)

vdd -> 0.900v

what are the values you're running for:

CLDO_VDDP
VDD
RAM voltage
SOC voltage

or perhaps you could share some bios pictures of the most important areas 🙂

Cause you seem to be using the same memory kit as me.

Thanks ahead

[BlackBishop]

Did you tried to load Stilt's 3466 profile built-in BIOS first?
Remember to set training count to something like 4-6 (default is 1).
If it does not boot reliably every time (at least from warm boot) rise DRAM voltage to say 1.41 - 1.43 and same for DRAM boot voltage.
Profile sets SOC to 1.15. Sometimes it helps to rise a bit (1.16+) but sometimes it helps make it lower.
If still is not OK try finding procODT. Start with 53 and then lower and higher values.
Additionally high core speed may not like high mem speed (so you may want to try 3.8GHz, make sure mem is stable and then go back up).