Had the exact same problem as you compddd. I was perfectly stable @ 4.2 GHz on the previous bios w/ 20passes of LINx (all memory), and I crashed after a minute or so with this bios (124 error). Upped my VTT by 25 mv and it was again perfect. Oddly enough...

photios

This BIOS is unstable in games and benching on my system, intitally thought is was snappier (it may be) but started getting BSOD's that I attributed to other software /driver changes however reversing these did not help.  Re-intalling 61B and presto no more problems, as in none at all, reinstalled mods / drivers and still no problems.  Enabling and unenabling HPET did not help.  61B is great!

jdookie

Just as an update guys, my rock solid 4.45GHz is now unstable with this BIOS update. I am in the process of running LinX to find a stable overclock again. So far, I have had to increase both VTT and VCore with all other settings being the same.

I am VERY close to reverting back to an older BIOS because this one is turning out to be junk in regards to performance for my system.

Im still with E760S610, because of my OC settings... any other bios i have tried.. i need raise VTT and Vcore for the same OC settings!!!

I was expecting a newer bios, good in OC!!

I think I'll change it to 32 as well, and give it a test.

This BIOS causes problem on system shutdown.  How it happens:
1.  System/Windows goes into sleep mode.
2.  System/Windows wakes up from sleep mode fine, either by keyboard key or mouse movement.
3.  When attempts to shutdown the system, Windows prompts "Shutting down.." (something like that) and Windows shutdown successfully.  At this time, no video is feed to the monitor.  The case power on light indicator is 'OFF'.   However, the hardware is still operating i.e fans still spinning, water pumps still pumping.   The solution for now is to press and hold the power button for a few seconds to shut off the system.

Has that bios also support for westmere (q3qq) ?

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OCZ Z1000W Windows7 x64

LowGAP 2G?3G?
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Noob question here, would this latest update include all the older updates fixes? For instance, would S61J also correct what S61A-H fixed?

My OC went unstable after installing this BIOS too.  I installed it at the suggestion of tech support to fix a wake from S3 sleep problem when I ran my memory at 1855Ghx (Not OCed).   The new BIOS cured the wake problem, but my previously stable modest 3.4GHz overclock crashed my system the first time I started Windows.   I think they changed more than the listed here:)

trs32505

BMoffa

My OC went unstable after installing this BIOS too.  I installed it at the suggestion of tech support to fix a wake from S3 sleep problem when I ran my memory at 1855Ghx (Not OCed).   The new BIOS cured the wake problem, but my previously stable modest 3.4GHz overclock crashed my system the first time I started Windows.   I think they changed more than the listed here:)

When you flashed the new bios did you load defaults then manually set everything back or did you just load a saved profile?

 
Yes. I set the BIOS to default settings before the flash.  After the flash I loaded my stock-settings profile to test the wake from S3 problem.  That worked fine and the wake problem seems to have been fixed.  After that, I loaded my previously stable OC profile.  That's when windows crashed on start-up immediately after the "Starting Windows" message appears.  Since then I have tweaked it a bit.  Primarily, I lowered the memory freq. from 2:10 to 2:8 (Host freq is at 172).  Running stable again, but I would really like to get that memory back up closer to spec.
 
*** UPDATED My Profile--it was showing my old mobo ***

which bios would you peoples recommend ? ( I havnt installed windows 7 yet if that will make any diff )

sounds like the B or H is most popular ?

flyingduck88

jas85

which bios would you peoples recommend ? ( I havnt installed windows 7 yet if that will make any diff )

sounds like the B or H is most popular ?

when

 
+1 on B

i have seen a lot of people go back to B
it sounds like its the most stable for OCing from all the comments i have seen.

I think it was fixed, if I remember the change log correctly.  But it don't matter if you can't overclock.  That is assuming that's your intention.

I'm wondering what is the latest now.  I thought 83 was the latest.  Am I wrong?