***Official*** ASUS P67/H67 BIOS Updates

[poke349]

Installed it twice, but no dice.

Same


A couple other things I've noticed about the newest BIOS.

1. It does appear to be more stable than the 1053. I'm able to get ~100 MHz more off the same settings.

2. There are occasional "huge" vcore spikes that last no more than a fraction of a second - even when the CPU isn't under load.
These are present even with LLC completely disabled. I'm a little concerned because these spikes go over 1.40v.

Current settings:

vcore offset mode: +0.085
LLC: forced off (standard)
PLL overvoltage: on
Everything else left on defaults...

Idle vcore: 1.09v.
Load vcore: 1.32v - 1.34v
Random vcore spikes: 1.38v - 1.41v


Results with these settings:

4.2 GHz (24/7)
4.5 GHz (completely prime stable)
4.6 GHz (4 hours prime stable)

EDIT: Load temps varied between 50C - 70C depending on whether or not I opened the window. I'm in Champaign and it's been single-digit/negative Fahrenheit outside for the past week.

EDIT 2: If I open my window all the way and let the sub-zero air go straight into the rig, I can get 4.9 GHz almost stable with temps below 80C. But I don't feel gutsy enough to sustain 1.45v+ on it long enough to stress it or get 5.0 GHz anything more than screenshot-able.


With BIOS 1053, I'm only 3 hours prime stable at 4.6 GHz with offset mode +0.100. But I don't recall any huge vcore spikes going over 1.4v.