ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO New Bios 1601

[VSSV]

Version 1601
2022/07/08 10.95 MBytes

ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO BIOS 1601
"1.Update Microcode for next generation Intel Processors.

Before running the USB BIOS Flashback tool, please rename the BIOS file (MZ690H.CAP) using BIOSRenamer."

Not to much to get excited about though.

https://rog.asus.com/au/motherboards.../helpdesk_bios

[bass junkie xl]

12900 ks @ 5.4 all core 5.1 ring cache , asus strix d4 ddr4 with dual rank 4133 mhz cl 15-15-15-35 16gb x 2
i need +0.020v more vcssa vs bios 1503 ....

evrything else is the same
8gb x 4 sticks @ 4000 cl 15-15-15-35 requires +0.010v more vcssa as well on a 12900k regular

[alessast]

12900 ks @ 5.4 all core 5.1 ring cache , asus strix d4 ddr4 with dual rank 4133 mhz cl 15-15-15-35 16gb x 2
i need +0.020v more vcssa vs bios 1503 ....

evrything else is the same
8gb x 4 sticks @ 4000 cl 15-15-15-35 requires +0.010v more vcssa as well on a 12900k regular

Can i ask what overclocking settings you are using to achieve "5.4 all core 5.1 ring cache" ?

because i am struggling to overclock my 12900k..

thanks for the help,

[ReatKay]

To me, 1601 is a bless.

It seems there have been some changes beside the microcode additions/changes for the upcoming raptor lakes, or does a bios update include something like new adjustments for memory based on new metrics/data/device tests?

I'm not (much) into OCing , especially not when it comes to Memory-related adjustrments and im fairly new on the Z690 Formula - spending the last 2 weeks (well, the very limited time I have per day) trying to find a stable setting for my currently mostly "unconventional" setting (4 x 32GB). While the stock and - from now - 2 previous versions in auto mode didn't yield stability (with the version before 1601 being the worst - up to 6 bsods per day and hundreds of errors on Memtest86), 1601 changed the game: Auto settings (even I didnt recognize any obvious change as far as i went into the deeper nested settings) finally work stable for my setup. Freqs obviously are lower , but that doesnt really matter to me - I need the size of the memory due to work.

PS: Using 4 x Kingston 32GB 5600MHz CL40

@alessast:
What issues do you have with your OC? I have just did some tests initially with the 12900k - reaching like 5.1 all core is not a big thing with it - if you can handle the heat - the 12900k tends to run significantly hotter than the 11900k - but at same time the really critical area is higher than on the 11900k. What cooling do you use? What does the ASUS rating say about your cooler, and SP ? What frequencies you get with what temperature - under what/which test procedure(s)? Keep in mind, the KS has a significantly higher boost and all core boost compared to the K, going up to 5.5 for 2 cores and 5.2 for all cores with its stock boosts (compared to our 4.9 stock), so directly comparing them both is hard - as the KS is basically the "perfect manufacturing outcome" - while our Ks range from "ok to good", the ks is the optimum.

[bass junkie xl]

Can i ask what overclocking settings you are using to achieve "5.4 all core 5.1 ring cache" ?

because i am struggling to overclock my 12900k..

thanks for the help,

i can share my asus bios .cmo file or bios settings all text file if u want .

i can do up to 5.7 ghz all core hyper threading off or 5.5 ghz all core ht on
high sp chip requires less vcore im a sp 104 ks ( sp 114 + if it was 12900k ish )

[alessast]

i can share my asus bios .cmo file or bios settings all text file if u want .

i can do up to 5.7 ghz all core hyper threading off or 5.5 ghz all core ht on
high sp chip requires less vcore im a sp 104 ks ( sp 114 + if it was 12900k ish )

Yes please , i would be very nice if you could share your Asus bios.cmo file settings as text file (saving it with Ctrl + F2)
because i don't have the same motherboard as you, so i can only read it as text file.

I have an average sp chip, but i need to do 5.3 ghz on all cores, with E-core disabled
and i am a bit desperate to find settings that could work..

my sp is 93 for P cores Asus Ai rated my CPU cores VID 1.359v to 1.388v.

[Dushu]

Someone is having problems with Corsair RGB DDR5 in this firmware?
It's seems not to be working the RGB assignations with iCue open, hardware lighting seems to be ok.

[Megalamaniac]

I updated to 1601 from 1403 and started getting BSOD's from Win 10. The system would boot, but once Win 10 finished loading, I'd get a BSOD within minutes, if not right away. I rolled it back to 1403, but I'm still getting the BSOD's, just not as many. Feel like I need to Reset Win 10.

Has anyone else had any issues with this 1601? Maybe it's time to move to Win 11?

[Makuzx99]

I updated to 1601 from 1403 and started getting BSOD's from Win 10. The system would boot, but once Win 10 finished loading, I'd get a BSOD within minutes, if not right away. I rolled it back to 1403, but I'm still getting the BSOD's, just not as many. Feel like I need to Reset Win 10.

Has anyone else had any issues with this 1601? Maybe it's time to move to Win 11?

Reset bios before any fast moves. Update chipset drivers too as well as others.

[Megalamaniac]

Reset bios before any fast moves. Update chipset drivers too as well as others.

Pretty much the first thing I tried after rolling back to 1403.

Most of the BSOD's are System Service Failure, but sometimes it's an IRQ or Kernal error.

I had to RMA my first HERO because it started toasting the the RAM Stick in the second slot. I did an advance replacement so they would hopefully send me another new board, which they did.