12-18-2024 04:00 PM - edited 12-18-2024 04:29 PM
This post explains how to stop automatic BIOS updates.
The main reason to stop automatic BIOS updates is that you don’t know what issues the newest updates might introduce. New BIOS updates can impact performance negatively. For example, with BIOS version 331, flashing back to older versions is locked and no longer supported.
To stop BIOS updates:
This situation is shameful and incorrect from ASUS. Customers who bought an ASUS laptop expect better. On the ASUS main page for many models, it’s advertised that the laptop can use up to 175W of CPU power. However, after BIOS version 318, from versions 321 to 330 that I tried (except 331), the CPU is limited to 65W! How am I supposed to play games like The Finals, COD MW3, or Battlefield 2042 with just 65W of CPU power?
When I tried BIOS version 330, which limits the CPU to 65W in games, I experienced huge FPS drops, ruining the gaming experience. High FPS games require more power from the CPU, and when it’s limited, you get major FPS drops. ASUS, why do you think many users want older BIOS versions? You can’t sell and advertise a laptop that can use up to 175W of CPU power, then restrict it to 120W in Cinebench R23 and 65W in games with newer BIOS updates. Where is the performance people paid for? Why not release a BIOS version for users who know how to optimize their laptops?
I haven’t updated to BIOS 331 yet, but if my laptop is accidentally updated in the future, I will send it to the warranty center until I get every cent back that I paid for. It’s crazy to sell a laptop with a maximum TDP of 175W for the CPU and then reduce it with BIOS updates, lowering the performance.
The total TDP of my laptop is 230W, so why can’t I use 130W for the GPU and 100W for the CPU? Can someone explain? Even with my laptop running cool, clean, and at perfect temperatures, with BIOS 330, my GPU and CPU both use less power. Despite the low temps (CPU at 70°C, GPU at 60°C), performance is limited.
Versions from 321 to 331 all come with restrictions. My only hope now is that my laptop never goes to service, and no one accidentally updates the BIOS. If that happens, I’ll be left with a limited machine, and I’ll do whatever it takes to send it back for service every month if necessary.
12-18-2024 04:28 PM
How will I be able to play these games with this FPS and PERFECT frame time if I update the BIOS and get a maximum of 65 watts for this game? Not all games require 175 watts of GPU power—some games need 110 watts for the GPU and more than 65 watts for the CPU. It’s like having a Lamborghini limited to 160 km/h.
Just look at The Finals—75°C for the CPU with 90 watts usage, 64°C for the GPU with 120 watts usage! And you want to limit the power and kill all the performance?! DON’T LOCK THE BIOS FOR DOWNGRADE! Let us choose how to use our machines!!!
12-18-2024 06:03 PM
@eXplode wrote:
On the ASUS main page for many models, it’s advertised that the laptop can use up to 175W of CPU power.
You're wrong. It's always just said 175W TGP max for the GPU and 65W for the CPU, 240W total. Even Intel doesn't say 175W; they only go up to 157W on the 13890HX and 13650HX i9-13980HX Specifications
12-19-2024 02:42 AM
1. google search > gpedit.msc block Windows 11 from updating a specific driver (UEFI BIOS 3xx)
2. MyASUS disable "critical" updates (sometimes they are really critical)
3. https://github.com/tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler
4. wub windows 11 for msstore (Dolby Access and Realtek Console problems fix)
Tin foil hat as a gift. But if, no joke, when you understand the firewall, you don’t experience blue screens, this is the best solution for stable operation. More suitable for advanced users. By the way, the bios 13650HX on the asus download page is marked critical only 2 times, and for models 13900+ almost all bios are “critical,” which hints at problems with too powerful hardware in a small processor.