EVGATech_LeeMNew Updates for X299 Motherboards today:BIOS 1.20 (E299 Dark) / 1.21 (E297 FTW K) / 1.13 (E296 Micro ATX 2) /1.22 (E295 Micro) Updates Updates CPU Microcode to 0x12C per Intel's request for Voltage Overclocking issue.Default enable Turbo Boost 3.0 Device.* *Note - Users may need to install the Turbo Boost 3.0 driver if it has not been previously installed. Per Intel, however, the Windows OS has native driver support for Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and the feature is enabled automatically. Windows Installation Download the correct .zip file below for your motherboard: 151-SX-E299-KR - EVGA X299 Dark - v1.20 142-SX-E297-KR - EVGA X299 FTW K - v1.21 121-SX-E296-KR - EVGA X299 Micro ATX 2 - v1.13 131-SX-E295-KR - EVGA X299 Micro ATX - v1.22First go into your BIOS and load defaults, save and exitClose all open programs.Go into the folder where you unzipped this package and double-click update.batPress Y to start the flash processDO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESSAfter the flashing is finished, the system will automatically shut down. Then power on again and go into BIOS to setup.NOTE: If flash box immediately closes after flash attempt, the flash may need to be ran from a CMD prompt with administrator privileges or DOS version. BIOS InstallationExtract the contents of .zip file to USB flash drive (must be formatted as FAT32)Reboot the machine and go into the system BIOSFrom the BIOS, navigate to the Save & Exit tab and open "Select BIOS File."Select the .bin file you wish to flash. Please let me know if anyone runs into problems with this update. Thanks!
Mr. FoxWell, I guess nobody from EVGA knows how to answer my question from 6 days ago. Or, maybe they don't want to because it will create too much of a ruckus if they did. X299 does not support SGX (thank God), so Plundervolt cannot work. But, the release notes mention that vulnerability so I am scratching my head wondering why the BIOS update includes microcode designed to patch that. My x299 Dark is working extremely well with the 7960X. I think I will just skip it and stick with older BIOS that works so well that there is nothing to be desired. No point in bothering with 1.20. There's too much to lose and nothing at all to be gained by rolling the dice on the latest BIOS update.
random_mattMr. FoxWell, I guess nobody from EVGA knows how to answer my question from 6 days ago. Or, maybe they don't want to because it will create too much of a ruckus if they did. X299 does not support SGX (thank God), so Plundervolt cannot work. But, the release notes mention that vulnerability so I am scratching my head wondering why the BIOS update includes microcode designed to patch that. My x299 Dark is working extremely well with the 7960X. I think I will just skip it and stick with older BIOS that works so well that there is nothing to be desired. No point in bothering with 1.20. There's too much to lose and nothing at all to be gained by rolling the dice on the latest BIOS update. Others have mentioned this on other forums.
EVGATech_LeeMNew Updates for X299 Motherboards today:BIOS 1.20 (E299 Dark) / 1.21 (E297 FTW K) / 1.13 (E296 Micro ATX 2) /1.22 (E295 Micro) Updates Please let me know if anyone runs into problems with this update. Thanks!
Mr. Foxrandom_mattMr. FoxWell, I guess nobody from EVGA knows how to answer my question from 6 days ago. Or, maybe they don't want to because it will create too much of a ruckus if they did. X299 does not support SGX (thank God), so Plundervolt cannot work. But, the release notes mention that vulnerability so I am scratching my head wondering why the BIOS update includes microcode designed to patch that. My x299 Dark is working extremely well with the 7960X. I think I will just skip it and stick with older BIOS that works so well that there is nothing to be desired. No point in bothering with 1.20. There's too much to lose and nothing at all to be gained by rolling the dice on the latest BIOS update. Others have mentioned this on other forums.Thank you for responding. What forum and what have they mentioned specifically regarding v1.20 of the EVGA X299 Dark BIOS update? I am interested in finding out, but I have not seen anything specifically application to X299 in general, or to the X299 Dark v1.20 BIOS update yet. Searching "X299 Dark v1.20 BIOS update" on Google yields no results. I question the logic of this because X299 does not have SGX Technology and SGX is what Plundervolt exploits. So, there would be no reason to change microcode for this on an X299 motherboard or CPU. Nonetheless, even on the non-HEDT systems that have the Plundervolt vulnerability, why not just do a BIOS update to remove SGX and leave everything unlocked? Most systems other than laptops have a BIOS option to disable SGX already. The OEMs need to unlock that setting on laptops too... problem solved. Just disable SGX and move on. Everything about this smells like some kind of scam to me. A big to do about nothing.
Mr. FoxEVGATech_LeeMNew Updates for X299 Motherboards today:BIOS 1.20 (E299 Dark) / 1.21 (E297 FTW K) / 1.13 (E296 Micro ATX 2) /1.22 (E295 Micro) Updates Please let me know if anyone runs into problems with this update. Thanks!So, since nobody is talking about it, I went ahead and rolled the dice to flash v1.20 on my X299 Dark. So far, I am having no problems with CPU and RAM overclocking. My daily driver settings on the 7960X (50x16 @ 1.420V and RAM at 4200 CL16-18-18-32 1T @ 1.550V) seems stable. I will continue testing that, along with my 52x16 and 53x16 benching clocks, to see if the new Intel microcode has degraded performance further. I wish the default setting for Turboboost 3.0 would have been left on disabled. Having that enabled by default sucks. HOWEVER, on the screen with CPU core and voltage overclock settings, when you get down to the menu items for setting voltage on core, mesh, VCCIO, SA and other things, the legend information on the right side of the screen has random Chinese characters along with English. Somebody needs to clean up that mess. Seems kind of sloppy and not up to EVGA quality standards.