EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z790 motherboards. 
These updates include the 0x129 Microcode from Intel for the Z790 series motherboards.
 
We only recommend this BIOS for the Z790 with Intel 13^th or 14^th Gen. Processors.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
·         121-RL-E799-KR - EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N - v1.20
·         121-RL-E798-KR - EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED - v1.17
 
Please take note that we do not recommend updating your BIOS if you are not running an Intel 13th or 14th Gen. Processor.

Thank you!
 

Dear Talon2020,
 
Thank you for your post and I can confirm that our team is still looking into the Z690.
 
I assure you that as soon as we have any information available on the Z690, then we will update the community.
 

Talon2020

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z790 motherboards. 
These updates include the 0x129 Microcode from Intel for the Z790 series motherboards.
 
We only recommend this BIOS for the Z790 with Intel 13^th or 14^th Gen. Processors.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
·         121-RL-E799-KR - EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N - v1.20
·         121-RL-E798-KR - EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED - v1.17
 
Please take note that we do not recommend updating your BIOS if you are not running an Intel 13th or 14th Gen. Processor.

Great, now where is the Z690 board BIOS?!? IS this some sort of joke? You sold Z690 as supporting 13th gen which is 100% affected by the microcode issue. Where is the update? 

Hopefully the Z690 one is coming soon...I mean, not sure about everyone else but this was an $800+ mobo when I bought it new, would be sad if they couldn't find a way to update it as well. It's not even that old. I know EVGA and the team are a shell of their former self, but there has to be some BIOS people to contract for this that used to work there. 
 

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear Talon2020,
 
Thank you for your post and I can confirm that our team is still looking into the Z690.
 
I assure you that as soon as we have any information available on the Z690, then we will update the community.
 

Talon2020

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z790 motherboards. 
These updates include the 0x129 Microcode from Intel for the Z790 series motherboards.
 
We only recommend this BIOS for the Z790 with Intel 13^th or 14^th Gen. Processors.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
·         121-RL-E799-KR - EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N - v1.20
·         121-RL-E798-KR - EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED - v1.17
 
Please take note that we do not recommend updating your BIOS if you are not running an Intel 13th or 14th Gen. Processor.

Great, now where is the Z690 board BIOS?!? IS this some sort of joke? You sold Z690 as supporting 13th gen which is 100% affected by the microcode issue. Where is the update? 

**delete**

MrEWhite

EVGATech_ChrisB
Thank you everyone for your patience.
 
Also please take note that in the BIOS under the Advanced -> CPU settings you will need to turn the "Intel Default Settings" to "Off" before any of the changes on this page will take effect when they are saved. 
 
 

ilukeberry
THANK YOU EVGA!!!

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intel-has-discovered-what-actually-caused-its-top-gaming-chips-to-break-and-is-rolling-out-another-fix/


Looks like there's yet another microcode coming out soon to fix issues. Oh boy.

That is old news :) 0x12B is the latest one.

You shouldn't "hate" to ask this, you and the rest of us are not being unreasonable for requesting they do these changes. All other mobo vendors have done all of these changes, EVGA should do the same. I know it is probably a hassle for them and I think it's ok for them to ask us to be patient while they work this out, but this shouldn't be an "ask" but an expectation that we get these. 
 
Chris, I think most of us realize the situation EVGA is in and that your mobo/bios team are gone now, but we really should see these updates soon. Could you please update us, even if you are only able to give us a "we are working on it"? I think as a consumer it's just nice to know it's being worked on even if we don't have an ETA. 
 

Nereus

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,
 
Thank you everyone for your patience while our team worked on the updates per Intel for the Z790 motherboards. 
These updates include the 0x129 Microcode from Intel for the Z790 series motherboards.
 
We only recommend this BIOS for the Z790 with Intel 13^th or 14^th Gen. Processors.
 
The BETA BIOS can be downloaded at the links below:
 
·         121-RL-E799-KR - EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N - v1.20
·         121-RL-E798-KR - EVGA Z790 CLASSIFIED - v1.17
 
Please take note that we do not recommend updating your BIOS if you are not running an Intel 13th or 14th Gen. Processor.

Chris I hate asking this again.. will EVGA do another BIOS update for Intel's 0x12B microcode update, which they claim finally does actually fix this issue?

Same response as for 0x129 :)

Please see the thread at:  https://forums.evga.com/BETA-BIOS-for-Z790-0x12B-Microcode-Update-ME-Firmware-Update-10102024-m3626313.aspx 

 
Thanks!
 

Any news on the z690 version? I know this is the z790 section but it can't be that hard to get this into z690 if it's done on z790. 

B0baganoosh

murlo26
Any news on the z690 version? I know this is the z790 section but it can't be that hard to get this into z690 if it's done on z790. 

They announced it at the same time. It's in the z690 section.

Whoops! I was actually afraid of that after I posted haha. Thanks for the heads up, I appreciate it.