GIGABYTE Modified Bios

[stasio]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Maybe virtu?

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Maybe virtu?

I never work on Sunday

I was hoping that someone would mod the f12r bios for me, add the new microcode and new irst-e etc etc.

In progress...

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

G1 Assassin 2 F12r mod2

Previous mod with (so much work for so little mod ) :

Intel Legacy RAID ROM - 12.7.0.1936
Intel RSTe RAID ROM - 3.8.0.1009
Intel Legacy RAID Mobile - 12.7.0.1936
Intel Boot Agent GE v1.4.10 PXE 2.1 Build 092 (WfM 2.0)
Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter - ROM Version 1.0.1.0025
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 70B to 70C (extracted from Asrock Fatal1ty Pro , same microcode found in Rampage IV Extreme)

G1 Assassin 2 F12r mod3

Same but :
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 70D (thanks to Amurtigress)

Stasio, do you want it ?

[boe323]

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Intel Microcode 06A7 29 is for Sandy Bridge (socket 1155), not for Sandy Bridge E (socket 2011). Sorry i missed Intel RAID EFI SataDriver - 3.8.0.1009, just updated my post and link with it. I think second mobile legacy RAID ROM is useless, but i leave and still updated it (perhaps Stasio will give us more info for it ?).

[boe323]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Ok, thanks very much, will flash now and get back to you, thanks for your time.

[Amurtigress]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Ah, good that someone else is working on the Assassin!

Here is my own BIOS mod: X79-UD5-F13s-Amurmod1.zip
070D microcode module for MMTool: http://www.mediafire.com/download/s8avibk25elrf51

F13s for X79-UD5. I focused on the really crucial parts for my own mod. I can also do those for the UD3 and UD7 on request.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

readme.txt:

f13s-070d-RAID12_6.13s:

BIOS mod for Gigabyte X79-UD5, based upon official F13s for X79-UD5.

-Update microcode from 070B to 070D. For CPUID 206D7 (3820, 3930k C2 step, 3960 and 3970 C2 step). MAJOR stability improvement, also for RSTe mode when loading system fully with OCCT!
-Update iRST Option ROM to 12.6.1033

Greetings,
Amurtigress of TweakTown Forums!

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

-Update microcode from 070B to 070D. For CPUID 206D7 (3820, 3930k C2 step, 3960 and 3970 C2 step). MAJOR stability improvement, also for RSTe mode when loading system fully with OCCT!

Can you share a link with us please ?

[Amurtigress]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

@virtualfred: The link to my BIOS is just above the screenshot...maybe I should have put it on top?

070D might not be an improvement over 070C, but SURELY over 070B...just for clarification. I haven't tried 070C.

My original microcode is from Intel, converted with microdecode.exe:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22508&lang=eng&wapkw=linux*+processor+microcode+data+file

EDIT: Microcode 070d module for CPUID 206D7 for MMTool:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/s8avibk25elrf51

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

@virtualfred: The link to my BIOS is just above the screenshot...maybe I should have put it on top?

070D might not be an improvement over 070C, but SURELY over 070B...just for clarification. I haven't tried 070C.

My original microcode is from Intel, converted with microdecode.exe:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...code+data+file

Just asking a direct link for 70D, but it's ok i extract it, thanks you very much.

G1 Assassin 2 F12r mod3 with 70D microcode added in my previous mod (sorry boe323).

[Amurtigress]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

@virtualfred: Yer welkies! I hope we can get all X79 boards to 070C or 070D at least, that'll help a lot of users, I guess!

Please let us know what experiences you're making with the new microcode opposed to 070C/070B

[boe323]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

LOl, never mind, ill flash again, but so far, I seem to have a performance boost in aida64 benchmarks, coming top on nearly all of them @4300 on a core i7 3820, hmm, not sure why that is, does the microcode affect performance?.

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

LOl, never mind, ill flash again, but so far, I seem to have a performance boost in aida64 benchmarks, coming top on nearly all of them @4300 on a core i7 3820, hmm, not sure why that is, does the microcode affect performance?.

Happy to read you again with modded BIOS (you can update your signature )

According to GB microcode improve stability... according to Asus it improve OC capability...

[boe323]

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Thanks again, 70D seems to make cpu run 1/2 degrees hotter, could be ive been running the benchmarks, im not sure about it yet, I ran one benchmark, and my cpu fan went full speed, not sure if thats better or something is wrong and its struggleing, what do you think? Still got good performance. My web pages are a lot more speedy. I think its def improvement for me.

[Amurtigress]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

@boe323: Urm, temperature differences can simply mean your room is hotter...that tells nothing.

What I mean is stability improvements. Means, stability at LESS voltage or HIGHER clocks. No more crashes when crashes occured under high load. For example, in OCCT (OCCT is much tougher to the CPU than Prime95 with AVX)