I mean... When Kingpin himself says no more bios updates are happening (as of 3 weeks ago)...no I don't expect more updates.

We are done here. Nothing more to talk about other than what manufacturer are we using for our next rig. Pretty sad, but most companies dont live forever. RIP EVGA! We really gonna miss ya.

CAN WE DO A CHARGE BACK ON OUR CARDS DUE TO THIS? Deciding on refunding my DARK because of this and sending it back to EVGA....

cdc-951
CAN WE DO A CHARGE BACK ON OUR CARDS DUE TO THIS? Deciding on refunding my DARK because of this and sending it back to EVGA....

I think it will depends on how long you owned the board. 

EVGA you have till the end of this year... If not I will open a ticket and talk to my bank. Paid too much for this slow support.... back your products up.... Not a good way to leave the market like this

i hate to say it because i want the update too but they never promised future processor generation support.  z690 support was for 12th gen.  so if you bought with a bad expectation, just do the chargeback if you're unable to return via normal channels.  or eat it and move on.  having said that, its ri-god-darn-diculous they aren't.  hire some contractors and crank something out ffs.
 
or release the source code and let the community do the work.  its not like the proprietary code is worth anything anymore when the brand, assembled workforce (or lackthereof) and future sales are completely dead

redteamgo
i hate to say it because i want the update too but they never promised future processor generation support.  

What about post #6, page #1 of this thread?  It's not a promise, but it is an implication.  This is especially unfair for anyone mislead when buying a Z790 after reading EVGA's non-promising reassurance.

ty_ger07

redteamgo
i hate to say it because i want the update too but they never promised future processor generation support.  

What about post #6, page #1 of this thread?  It's not a promise, but it is an implication.  This is especially unfair for anyone mislead when buying a Z790 after reading EVGA's non-promising reassurance.

Between post #6 on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 1:52 PM and sometime after it's very obvious the bios crew was laid off. I'm sure the bios team had every intention to developed a new version but the CEO had other indentions. 

Talon2020
I edited the BIOS for the Z690 Dark to enable Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology in the BIOS, and therefore Intel APO or Application Performance Optimization with 14900K for BIOS version 2.13. As it stands, this is not available in the default BIOS and therefore you cannot enable APO or use the required DTT driver. I used the Asrock Z790 Nova Intel DTT driver as all mobos are using a generic Intel driver package so can be cross installed. 
 
https://imgur.com/iSJMx2Z
 
I tested Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, and it's working 100% like my Z790 Apex with 14900K. 
APO ON: 

• Average Framerate (99th percentile): 176.03
• Max. Framerate (99th percentile): 272.78
• Min. Framerate (99th percentile): 97.92

APO OFF: 

• Average Framerate (99th percentile): 150.81
• Max. Framerate (99th percentile): 231.70
• Min. Framerate (99th percentile): 94.0

Works a charm! Apparently were going to have to fix these issue ourselves going forward with EVGA completely MIA. Thankfully it appears we can at least fix some of the issues and get the big stuff working. I'm going to try and get the newest Microcodes added to the BIOS and flashable without brick like this fix. Unfortunately I am learning as I go and really have to rely on other peoples guides. Hopefully I can get it figured out. 

Will the eVga Z690 Dark motherboard even post without this bios update?

Did you encounter any problem for the BIOS upgrade nor do you have any ETA about it?