EVGA X299 DARK BIOS 1.08 is available now! This BIOS is the first release which supports the new EVGA GUI BIOS which has some new and unique features like OC Robot and a built in CPU Stress Test. See below for a video overview.
 
Download Here
 

 
Changelist

1. Includes built in CPU Stress Test.
2. Adds Support for "Gamer" Overclock Mode. (Conservative Overclock)
3. Adds Support for "OC Robot" for Auto Overclock Tuning.
4. Improved Intel Optane Support
5. Fix NVMe device shown incorrect size in setup

 
Windows Installation

• Download the correct .zip file above for your motherboard.           

• First go into your BIOS and load defaults, save and exit
• Close all open programs.
• Go into the folder where you unzipped this package and open update.bat
• Press Y to start the flash process
• DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESS
• After 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 Installation

• Extract the contents of .zip file to USB flash drive (must be formatted as FAT32)
• Reboot the machine and go into the system BIOS

• From the BIOS, navigate to the Save & Exit tab and open "Select BIOS File."
• Select the .bin file you wish to flash.

 
The new BIOS home screen:

 
OC Robot Feature:

 
Built in CPU Stress Test (found under "extras" tab)

Some pretty cool features there...

NICE!!

oc robot :o ,now everybody can oc

So I have ran a couple tests and I was wondering if this is expected behavior because it seems the OCs are a bit random, you'd think an auto overclock would be consistent. (made a video so you guys can see what I am talking about):
 

 
0m 13 sec - 1m 8sec = Run 1 starts at 4ghz @1.110v / finishes at 4.8ghz @ 1.21v. Applied and rebooted.
 
1m 43sec = Run 2 starts at 4ghz @1.285v (why is the voltage higher than on the first run?)
1m 58sec = During Run 2 OC Robot hits 4.3ghz @ 1.360v and backs off (yellow triangle next to voltage reading)
2m 8sec = Run 2 finishes at 4.2ghz @ 1.333v (much worse than Run 1) Applied and rebooted.
 
2m 42sec - 3m 33sec = Run 3 starts at 4ghz @ 1.110v / finishes at 4.8ghz @ 1.210v (same as run 1 started a retest)
3m 35sec - 4m 27sec= Run 4 starts at 4ghz @ 1.110v / finishes at 4.8ghz @ 1.210v (same as run 1+3, retested again)
4m 31sec - 5m 21sec = Run 5 starts at 4ghz @ 1.109v / finishes at 4.8ghz @ 1.210v (same as run 1+3+4, applied and reboot)
 
5m 57sec = Run 6 starts at 4ghz @ 1.285v
6m 11sec = During Run 2 OC Robot again (like Run 1) hits 4.3ghz @ 1.360v and backs off (yellow triangle next to voltage reading)
6m 18sec = Run 6 finishes at 4.2ghz @ 1.333v
 
My question is, why does OC Robot sometimes start the voltage at 1.285v and sometimes at 1.110v. Is this expected behavior? Is there a way to set the starting voltage? Bug? Feature?

Two questions I got
 
a) I currently use 1.07 and have several profiles stored; when I flash new BIOS over it, will those profiles be deleted and I have to do it from scratch?
b) Does the OC robot also adjust Mesh Clock and Voltage etc?
 
Cheers

now bring this to other boards, any board that is a classy or FTW should have these feature

fenice19
Hi . i've update the new bios but x299 dark splash screen during boot has gone.

Clear cmos and try again

fenice19
The splash screen is the one with x299 dark written in big letters ...it is desappeared.

Works on mine. What do you have fast boot set at?
Are you doing a suspend to ram instead of doing a full shut down?

Evga, any word on why OC robot starts runs with different voltages? (Look at post #9)

fenice19
The splash screen is the one with x299 dark written in big letters ...it is desappeared.

Turn off Fast Boot then Save/Reset, after that go back to the BIOS then turn on Fast Boot then Save /Reset.

scarface_810
will this for be X299 FTW mobo to or a new features for FTW mobo

Only for X299 Dark

What happened to quiet mode that was in 1.07 and was removed in 1.08? I used quiet mode to prevent a splash screen and boot in text only mode as well as windows 10 booting into the default windows logo instead of the oem one. if that makes sense.
BTW love the bios update OC my CPU from 3500 MHZ to 4800 MHZ . :)
 

dm4141
What happened to quiet mode that was in 1.07 and was removed in 1.08? I used quiet mode to prevent a splash screen and boot in text only mode as well as windows 10 booting into the default windows logo instead of the oem one. if that makes sense.
BTW love the bios update OC my CPU from 3500 MHZ to 4800 MHZ . :)
 

UP! Same question!

GGTV-Jon
Looks like they slid an bios 1.09 into the mix and didn't say anything to anyone
 
BIOS 1.09 Updates 

• Supports new NVIDIA USB 3.1
• Fixes instances where the boot logo fails to appear during boot

Playing with it now myself.
1.13 is new on the FTW K MB as well.
BIOS 1.13 Updates  FTW K Only

• Supports new NVIDIA USB 3.1
• Supports Intel Optane One-Click via RST driver
• Fixes some NVMe devices that show the incorrect size during setup