10-23-2022 11:35 PM - edited 10-18-2023 07:21 AM
i will use this as a collection of test bioses/tools/info targeted towards Raptorlake + z69/790
NOTE for Z690: You must update ME on your Z690 to properly support raptorlake (if you are on dual bioses then you need to do this to both bioses)
1) d/l and install ME driver
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/03CHIPSET/DRV_MEI_Intel_Cons_ADL_TP_W11_64_V2229320_20220809B....
2) update ME with ME Update Tool (I know there are newer versions but its not up on Asus official site yet so >= this version is fine)
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/03CHIPSET/MEUpdateTool_16.1.25.1885_T.zip
3) update to Latest BIOS of your choice
Note 2 for Z690: i have some Z690s that are already LOW in battery so you are advised to use a new Battery during this upgrade.
New test bioses
Z690 Apex
Z690 Extreme
Z690 Hero
Z690 Hero Eva
Z690 Extreme Glacial
Z690 Formula
Z690 Strix E
Z690 Strix F
Z690 Strix G
Z690 Strix A WIFI D4
Z690 Strix A WIFI
Z690 Strix I
Z690 Creator
Z690 Prime A
Z690 Tuf
Z690 Tuf D4
Z690 Tuf WIFI
Z690 Tuf D4 WIFI
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Z790 Extreme
Z790 Hero
Z790 Apex
Z790 Strix I
Z790 Strix F
Z790 Strix E
Z790 Strix A D4
Z790 Strix A
Z790 ProArt
Z790 Strix H
Z790 Prime A WIFI
Z790 Prime M Plus D4
Z790 Prime P
Z790 Prime P D4
Z790 Prime P WIFI
Z790 Prime P WIFI D4
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Latest ocpak
Turbovcore
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ifsr8x0zncxcvyd/TurboV_Core_1.10.20.zip?dl=0
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03-24-2025 09:05 PM
OK, sounds like it's best to avoid these BIOSes then?
03-18-2025 08:57 PM
Ya, not going to touch these for awhile, gonna wait till another brave soul with an encore posts their findings. Been running 1503 forever and its been rock solid. Would really like to know what has changed with the new microcode and what else was tweaked. Will prob wait till they are out of beta tbh lol. Glad that they are still tweaking the bios though. Maybe they will finally get this problem fixed.
03-25-2025 09:20 PM
Curiosity got the better of me last night and I installed it. Interestingly enough it got me a decent boost in CB23 multi. I installed it to see if it would help me stabilise a new kit of G.Skill RAM I got. It didn't help the RAM but CB23 multu went up by about 700 points.
03-26-2025 09:25 AM
Notice any changes in your voltages and would be interesting to see if it makes ram overclocking the same or worse then the last few bios's. Lastly are your cores downclocking with a high performance power plan?
03-26-2025 03:41 PM
Voltages look to be the same when it comes to mins and max. Can confirm that RAM clocking is also the same. I tried to stabilise my RAM kit at the same settings as the 1801 BIOS and the RAM test (Karhu) fails at the exact same point. And yes, the ratios DO downclock in the high performance power plan.
03-21-2025 05:36 AM
04-05-2025 09:57 AM - edited 04-05-2025 10:45 AM
Hi,
I found this changelog about Intel microcode 0x12C: https://community.intel.com/t5/Processors/What-changes-improvements-are-in-new-13-14th-Gen-Raptor-La...
04-05-2025 10:28 AM
did you even read the actual forum? they specifically stated that all vmin shift instability issues were apart of 0x12b. AND NOT apart of 12c. As they stated before that random guy showed up that probably copied and pasted from google...about 0x12b that 12c is just regular routine duty cycle updates. Everything people found on the overclocking forum showed that it is just for security updates.
04-05-2025 04:02 PM - edited 04-05-2025 04:04 PM
It's probably just a security fix update. MSI has already updated their z790 boards.
AMI BIOS 7D91vHF 2025-03-13 10.07 MB
Description:
- Update CPU Microcode
- Update ME firmware 16.1.35.2557
The changelog you mentioned is incorrect, it was clarified on the other forum you linked.
05-03-2025 12:36 AM
i have 13900k@790 from the end of 22. only couple of bios works great. so yeah, don't rush to update, new isn't always best for all systems. in my case it's not standard situation, as i use xmp at 2 kits, and this is highly not recomended. and xmp pretty aggressive for my ram capacity. so probably with standard situation new is better:) but as mentioned above my post. chipset, cpu and ram can be are different with their own whims even at standard construct