Crosshair VIII 2501's for testing

[Shamino]

still based on Patch C, should resolve some dram issues seen

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ojf8g8g1h7ot18j/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VIII-IMPACT-ASUS-2701.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4w0dghqe0qxvgy/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VIII-HERO-WIFI-ASUS-2701.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1c3p11iloj3orbj/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VIII-HERO-ASUS-2701.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o31pqe91pe15zm6/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VIII-FORMULA-ASUS-2701.rar?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/24b0vppywj5r91b/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VIII-DARK-HERO-ASUS-2701.rar?dl=0

Edit updated links to 2701
bios 2701, names in links
fixes some bugs and raises settable fmax offset.
this is still based on the same AGESA version as 250x so dont expect any difference in Fclockiness against that version.

[Baio73]

Jamesisonfire wrote:
Have tried both and ran Memtest and Karhu for hours with no errors, I don't think it is a memory issue at this point

I had a similar situation with 4x8Gb sticks coming from 2 different kits... both Kharu and MemTest passed 12+ hours of testing, then I got BSOD while loading Windows and reboot problems... now I've got rid off 1 kit and everything is fine.
Are you OCing your RAM?

Baio

[Jamesisonfire]

Baio73 wrote:
I had a similar situation with 4x8Gb sticks coming from 2 different kits... both Kharu and MemTest passed 12+ hours of testing, then I got BSOD while loading Windows and reboot problems... now I've got rid off 1 kit and everything is fine.
Are you OCing your RAM?

Baio

Just using DOCP for my ram - it is 2x16GB kit. Seems to only crash now with PBO + 200Mhz Auto OC on

[Spook161]

Jamesisonfire wrote:
Just using DOCP for my ram - it is 2x16GB kit. Seems to only crash now with PBO + 200Mhz Auto OC on

ok, trying this... taking off the +200Mhz, and seeing how stable it can be. Really it doesn't seem to make ANY difference in my scores, CB20, my HB test, and what not, so leaving it off is no pain point.

[the_patchelor]

Scary_chicken wrote:
Hello,

I recently upgraded from my good old Crosshair VI Hero with a 3700X to a to the Crosshair VIII Hero with a 5800X. I downloaded and installed the beta BIOS v2402 listed by Asus and bought this memory kit to pair it with 16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 PC 3800 CL14 KIT (2X8GB) 16GTZN NEO.
I just found out about this thread and will download the beta BIOS here posted and give it a try. Nonetheless, I would appreciate it if I can get any comment on my issue.

My problems are the following:

- Using both my old kit (TridentZ 3200 CL14) or the new kit (TridentZ Neo 3800 CL14) I test with CB r20 and get scores that are around 5800 MC and 620 SC. Maximal MC boost goes to 4.4-4.5 reaching temperatures in average around 85 C and CPU core voltages around 1.35V. Under these conditions I get 0 errors as monitored unsing HW64 Info.

- When I use the TridentZ Neo 3800 CL14 running at 3600 CL14 or CL16 (using DRam calculator safe settings) leaving FCLK in AUTO or manually setting it to1800 generally results in a fail to boot status. Only after turning off the power and unplugging PSU, however, sometimes it will boot with these settings still saved into windows. When I manage to get into Windows and test with CB r20 immediately I get "Windows hardware errors" usually between 20-40, specifically listed as "CPU/Interconnect" and both CB r20 scores (MC and SC) plummet.

- When using the TridentZ Neo 3800 CL14 using DOCP leaving FCLK in AUTO or setting it manually to 1900 I get over 200 of these errors.

- Finally, by clearing CMOS and now setting memory speed to 3600 MHz (not DOCP) and leaving everything else in AUTO, I don't get problems booting into windows but still get the errors of the CPU/Interconnect. Under these conditions the motherboard sets automatically the FCLK to 1800.

My question is, could this be a problem of getting a faulty 5800X, a motherboard issue or a BIOS problem?

Any input is highly appreciated.

My system:

Ryzen 3 5800X, Crosshair VIII Hero, 2x8GB TridentZ@3200 CL14, Asus Strix 2080 ti OC, Corsair AX1200i, Kraken X62 V2, case Enthoo Luxe Tempered Glass

2402 is buggy, this thread is about newer beta versions, install 2502 and the CPU Bus/Interconnect Errors are gone. But it's still beta... so feel free to test each newer version until some final versions are ready and/or new AGESA Codes are available

[ffletchs]

Silent Scone@ROG wrote:

Which RAM sticks are you using?

[Scary_chicken]

A quick update to my status. I installed the beta BIOS 2502 Now the Tridentz Neo CL14 2x8GB sticks boot estable into OS using the DOCP profile and 1900 Mhz FCLK!! Great!! Have done few test, played BV, abeit for very short time, and HWinfo reports 0 errors.
The only thing I can report is the appearance of an F8 Qcode which referes according to the manual to "Recovery PPI is not available". However, i cannot see that it is causing any problem. I have read that Ryzen master could cause this code to appear but I am not sure as for what is the reason.

[Baio73]

My 2 cents...
This BETA BIOS gives me the same exact problems as the previous BETA 2402 and the 'official' 2311.
The last version that worked good for me is 2206.
My rig is 3700X - CrossHair VIII Formula - 2x8Gb G.Skill F4-4000C17-8GTZR and 2x8Gb G.Skill F4-4133C19-8GTZR.
CPU is @stock, my struggle is to set the RAM to 3600 CAS14 (as they worked with BIOS 2206).
The system is rock solid both under Windows (Kharu) and under DOS (PassMark MemTest), can pass a +12h of stress test, but as soon as I reboot, it hangs on a variety of errors like "TEST CMOS", "CHECK CPU" or "LOAD VGA BIOS". Have to press the case reset button to make it boot again.
Sometimes I have BSOD loading Windows.

Here are my settings:





Nothing else set in BIOS, just DRAM voltage to 1.37v instead of 1.36v and disabled SATA (I have only NvME drives), WiFi and Bluetooth.
In the Power Supply Section, where there are 2 values suggested, I always set the highest one (140% instead of 130% and so on).

Any suggestion before reverting to BIOS 2206 is very much appreciated, thanks.

Baio

EDIT:
Testing under Windows with 1.075v VSOC instead of 1.1v, seems stable:

[DrSlump76]

Baio73 wrote:
My 2 cents...
This BETA BIOS gives me the same exact problems as the previous BETA 2402 and the 'official' 2311.
The last version that worked good for me is 2206.
My rig is 3700X - CrossHair VIII Formula - 2x8Gb G.Skill F4-4000C17-8GTZR and 2x8Gb G.Skill F4-4133C19-8GTZR.
CPU is @stock, my struggle is to set the RAM to 3600 CAS14 (as they worked with BIOS 2206).
The system is rock solid both under Windows (Kharu) and under DOS (PassMark MemTest), can pass a +12h of stress test, but as soon as I reboot, it hangs on a variety of errors like "TEST CMOS", "CHECK CPU" or "LOAD VGA BIOS". Have to press the case reset button to make it boot again.
Sometimes I have BSOD loading Windows.

Here are my settings:





Nothing else set in BIOS, just DRAM voltage to 1.37v instead of 1.36v and disabled SATA (I have only NvME drives), WiFi and Bluetooth.
In the Power Supply Section, where there are 2 values suggested, I always set the highest one (140% instead of 130% and so on).

Any suggestion before reverting to BIOS 2206 is very much appreciated, thanks.

Baio

EDIT:
Testing under Windows with 1.075v VSOC instead of 1.1v, seems stable:

Hi, i'm new here.
Becouse of system instability since i updated to bios 2311, i 'm searching for a solution to make my system stable with new bioses.
I got a Ryzen 3900X coupled with a VENGEANCE RGB PRO 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 DRAM 3466MHz C16 Memory Kit.
My system was "rock solid" with all bioses. The last bios i used was 2206 and i got full stability with memory main timings set to 15-16-16-16-51 @ 3800Mhz / 1800Mhz and 1.35V Vram.
All other settings was at default.
Now, with all new bios versions (even with the latest 2701 beta, thanks to Shamino), my sistem is unable to mantain stability at all, with random resets using my pc.

Please have you some advices?

Thankyou very much.

[Spook161]

The new bios's that are being released aren't being tuned for Zen2/3000 CPU's, The platform has now being optimized for Zen3/5000 series chips. You may consider flashback to an earlier version more optimized for your CPU.

[DrSlump76]

Spook161 wrote:
The new bios's that are being released aren't being tuned for Zen2/3000 CPU's, The platform has now being optimized for Zen3/5000 series chips. You may consider flashback to an earlier version more optimized for your CPU.

Hi, Spook161 thankyou for your contribution.
I agree with you. My system problems started with new firmware that are suited to new Ryzen 5000 series.

Actually i reverted to 2206 firmware to gain system stability, but here you are what kind of performance my system could gain with new firmware:
https://valid.x86.fr/hpujlz

This is a bench with 2206 firmware:
https://valid.x86.fr/912ctc

So you will understand that it would be desiderable to update to the latest firmware.