Tag: bios
AMD Announces Ryzen BIOS Updates for Boost and Idle, New SDK
AMD has updated the community on the progress of their upcoming changes to Ryzen 3000 Series idle and boost behavior, with another new AGESA version (1.0.0.3ABBA) coming soon from motherboard vendors....
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I am the BIOS that flashes in the RTX … Let’s get dangerous!
So you like living dangerously and are willing to bet $1000 or more on something that might make your new NVIDIA GPU a bit faster, or transform it into a brick? …
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AMD Radeon VII UEFI Update and Pro Driver Support
After reports first surfaced regarding the lack of UEFI support from the new Radeon VII graphics card (with an ASRock BIOS update the first to address the issue), AMD...
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Well SPIt, Intel firmware is a wee bit vulnerable
The one part of your computer you still rely on to be safe are firmware updates to your UEFI, but of course there are also cases where this too can prove to…
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MSI motherboards BIOS versions with updated security microcode
MSI have released updated BIOS versions for their Z370 motherboards to protect against Meltdown and Spectre which you can grab here. These patches are live now, with new BIOS versions...
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AMD AGESA Update 1.0.0.6 Will Support Configurable Memory Sub Timings And Clockspeeds Up To 4,000 MHz
AMD recently announced a new AGESA update that will improve memory compatibility and add new memory and virtualization features that have been sorely missing from AMD’s new Ryzen platforms. The new AGESA…
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Sapphire Releases AMD Radeon RX460 with 1024 Shaders
As reported by WCCFtech, AMD partner Sapphire has a new 1024 stream processor version of the RX460 listed on their site (Chinese language), and this product reveal of course comes after it...
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Kaby Lake for your Gigabyte boards
If you are running an LGA 1151 Gigabyte motherboard then you should stop at this post over at the Guru of 3D some time in the near future and grab...
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ASRock Releases BIOS to Disable Non-K Skylake Overclocking
ASRock's latest batch of motherboard BIOS updates remove the SKY OS function, which permitted overclocking of non-K Intel processors via BCLK (baseclock). The news comes amid speculation that Intel had pressured...
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EVGA Z170 Motherboards to Support BCLK Overclocking Non-K CPUs
An upcoming BIOS update for EVGA Z170 motherboards to allow BCLK overclocking on non-K Intel processors. The news came from EVGA Product Manager Jacob Freeman via Twitter this afternoon: New Z170...
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Overclocking Locked Intel Skylake CPUs Possible – i3 6100 Benchmarked
The days of Intel overclocking being limited to their more expensive unlocked parts appear to be over, as TechSpot has posted benchmarks from an overclocked Intel Core i3-6100 using a new (pre-release) BIOS update…
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GIGABYTE Enables 5th Gen Intel Core CPU Support for 9 Series Motherboards
GIGABYTE has announced support for the upcoming LGA 1150 variants of Intel's 5th-generation Core (Broadwell) processors for all existing 9-series motherboards via BIOS update. The full press release appears below:...
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ASUS Announces UEFI Update with Socketed 5th-Gen Intel Broadwell Support for 9 Series Motherboards
ASUS has announced that all current Intel 9 Series motherboards will support the upcoming 5th-Generation Intel Broadwell LGA 1150 CPUs with an UEFI update. We reported last week that Intel’s...
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ASUS Releases BIOS Updates To Support Ivy Bridge-E CPUs On Its X79 Motherboards
ASUS has released BIOS updates for all of its LGA 2011 X79 motherboards that add support for Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge-E processors. The update enables enthusiasts to upgrade from their existing Sandy…
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Gigabyte Teases Its New UEFI BIOS For Z87 Motherboards
Over the weekend, Gigabyte posted a new photo to its Facebook page that teased the interface of the company’s upcoming UEFI BIOS. The new UEFI DualBIOS interface features an orange and black…
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Remember the Phoenix BIOS screen?
American Megatrends Inc., aka AMI, pretty much rules the world of the PC BIOS after virtually booting Phoenix and Award from the market. A recent post on DigiTimes shows that Phoenix...
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Oh joy the BIOS level trojan is finally here
You do not want BMW; it is a Trojan that uses your master boot record and your BIOS to ensure that it remains on your system so even after a format and…
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New Gigabyte Tool Switches SATA Mode In Windows
According to Tech Power UP, Gigabyte recently released a Windows tool that allows users to change the SATA controller mode without digging into the BIOS. The SATA controller mode...
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