The one I was sent is named E799_117_FINAL_BETA.bin - which is Beta BIOS v1.17, and E799 is the Dark KingPin model, so there may be a separate E798 BIOS for the Classy. Hopefully EVGA will see this and comment accordingly.
 
edit: I've emailed Chris at EVGA to ask about the Classy. I'll update this thread when and if I get a response.
 
edit 2: Chris responded already, and yes there is a separate one for the Classy. E798_113_FINAL_BETA.bin which I now have.
 
 
 

Hopefully for Classified also exists. Is this something that we will need to contact EVGA Support to get it or EVGATech_ChrisB will publish these BETA BIOS to forums?
 
UPDATE: Okay EVGATech_ChrisB already answered some of questions.

Hi,

I got a call and follow up email from Chris as well, regarding two new beta BIOSs for Z790 boards, Classified and KingPin.

The email message is:

"Thank you for your time on the phone and attached is the BETA BIOS for the E798 and E799 MBs which can support the current gen Intel processors.

Also please take note that EVGA strongly suggest using the current BIOS unless you want to use a current next Gen CPU and only flash to #3 on the Motherboard so you can go back to previous BIOS if any issues.

Sincerely,
Chris Bencivenga
EVGA Operations Manager"

He stated I can share them. See below

Download Link (remove the empty space to get the URL):

https:// w6py7-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/karthik_ithelp4u_ca/EvXKLUi2ZypFtT-nwWY8eh0BY7BXJg2RIeY70HJYfi4rRg?e=sviB89

Thank-you everyone for all the help and comms. I'll get an email off to Chris too.
 
Still a great community here as there has always have been! 

Talon2020
Is EVGA really not going to provide this update for the Z690 boards? Really EVGA?

They replied to my email and advised:
“There is no plan to support the Z690 chipset Motherboard due to hardware circuitry that would need to be reworked as well, to support the two generations CPUs from original design”.

Talon2020

Flybye

Talon2020
Is EVGA really not going to provide this update for the Z690 boards? Really EVGA?

They replied to my email and advised:
“There is no plan to support the Z690 chipset Motherboard due to hardware circuitry that would need to be reworked as well, to support the two generations CPUs from original design”.

That is total non sense. How is it that every single other brand supports all 3 gen’s on their motherboards. Even B660 boards support 12-14th gen.

Glad I'm not the only one thinking about the same thing. Oh well. It is what it is. Although, I did read a while back of someone doing a small Notepad edit to a Z790 bios to make it work on a Z690. Supposedly, it was successful. I'm even tempted to try it. I mean i could always flash back I would hope lol.

EVGATech_ChrisB
Dear EVGA Community,
 
I can confirm that we have released a BETA BIOS update for the Current Gen. Intel Processors for both the E798 and the E799, Z790 Motherboards. 
 
Please email cbencivenga@evga.com with the serial number of your registered motherboard and I will email you the BIOS update.
 
 

No APO support either lmao

Anyone using this new beta BIOS with a 14th gen chip, could you give info on the included CPU microcodes?

Nvm, it’s 122 only, that’s somewhat unfortunate.

ilukeberry
You can set CPU power limit in EVGA BIOS:
ADVANCED --> CPU Configuration --> CPU Power Limit

I know, I said you can’t set the IccMax.

https:// w6py7-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/karthik_ithelp4u_ca/EvXKLUi2ZypFtT-nwWY8eh0BY7BXJg2RIeY70HJYfi4rRg?e=sviB89

Absolutely it is nonsensical oxymoron all the motherboard manufacture's have updated too support 3 cpu generations. Motherboard circuity yeah right. 

ksivagn09
Hi everyone,

With this BETA bios release, I would like to know what my options are.

I have a brand new motherboard, Z790 KingPin.

I need to buy a CPU. Should I get 13900KF or 14900KF?

From other postings, it seems the beta bios only permits the 14th gen CPUs, but it seems to may be missing everything else that has happened since these CPUs were released.

So what should I do?

I already have the other components to build the system: RAM, NVME, PS, Case, AIO, GPU.

Thanks.

The beta BIOS should allow the 14900KF to be recognized, but it's unclear if any/all other functionality will be present. It will not have APO or latest micro-code, security updates, etc. The 13900KF should work fine, but it also won't have APO or the latest security patches. If you really want to run the EVGA board, I'd stick with 13th gen CPUs.

ksivagn09

B0baganoosh

ksivagn09
Hi everyone,

With this BETA bios release, I would like to know what my options are.

I have a brand new motherboard, Z790 KingPin.

I need to buy a CPU. Should I get 13900KF or 14900KF?

From other postings, it seems the beta bios only permits the 14th gen CPUs, but it seems to may be missing everything else that has happened since these CPUs were released.

So what should I do?

I already have the other components to build the system: RAM, NVME, PS, Case, AIO, GPU.

Thanks.

The beta BIOS should allow the 14900KF to be recognized, but it's unclear if any/all other functionality will be present. It will not have APO or latest micro-code, security updates, etc. The 13900KF should work fine, but it also won't have APO or the latest security patches. If you really want to run the EVGA board, I'd stick with 13th gen CPUs.

Thanks for the reply.

If the board supports 13th Gen, from their regular / latest non beta BIOS, how will it miss having the latest APO, or security patches on the 13th Gen CPU?

Is there a direct comparison to other board manufacturers BIOS to that of EVGA BIOS when it comes to APO and security patches?

(my post disappeared, so re-posting):
 
No, there's no direct comparison, other than you can look at the features that were present at the last actual BIOS update, which was May 4th, 2023, and that was a beta version with specific fixes for memory. The last full feature-updating release was March 24th, 2023. So any security patches, micro-code updates, APO (which launched with 14th gen), etc. that came out after that have not been added to EVGA bios versions. The latest bios, according to EVGA support, only adds functional support of 14th gen CPUs (no additional bug fixes or features were added as far as they've announced). APO was originally launched for 14th gen and Intel have since added 13th gen support, but it requires a supported bios, which EVGA has not provided as far as I am aware. The Intel ME firmware is outdated. There's a known security bug that was updated late 2023 by other vendors that fixes some vulnerability with the splash screen logo usage (you can google that one for info). I think there are other security updates and possibly micro-code updates that other vendors have provided as well, but not EVGA.
 
If you don't care about those features and security patches, then it'll run 13th gen just fine. I am currently running an EVGA z690 with 13900k for example and I have no issues. I don't have APO support (not sure what I'd gain from it as I don't play games they've specifically tested with it...I'd try it, but can't), I don't use ME, and I'm just hoping for the best on any security stuff (I turn off memory integrity and some of it anyway as it impacts performance lol). So it's really up to you and what you want from the motherboard.