Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H (790GX) BIOS F2A released

[SunnyD]

Looks like Gigabyte snuck out a BIOS update for the 790GX board and backdated it a bit.

Version is F2A - Direct Link

Says it's just a CPU ID update, but I'd wager it's more than that.

 

[Tattare]

wouldnt be supprised it they updated it for x3 and the 9950 125w

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Tattare
wouldnt be supprised it they updated it for x3 and the 9950 125w

I'm sure, however not long after release most review sites had beta bioses because they were having problems with the boards. This is the first official update since the board was released.

 

[Gary Key]

I will post another beta early next week that has additional CPU support and memory tweaks. It is the one we are using for the roundup that should be up late next week. In the meantime, I just received a 125W 9950BE and it is not clocking any better than my first retail 9950BE from a couple of months ago.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Gary Key
I will post another beta early next week that has additional CPU support and memory tweaks. It is the one we are using for the roundup that should be up late next week. In the meantime, I just received a 125W 9950BE and it is not clocking any better than my first retail 9950BE from a couple of months ago.

I think the key here is whether or not these updated bioses fix the widespread bios corruption issues people are having with this board. I'm not worried about overclocking just yet - I'm trying to figure out if my previously good hard drives are bad or whether there's some inherent issue with this board.

It's also good to hear you guys are working on a round up too. Can you spoil the surprise a bit - is the overclocking issue you're running into dealing with specifically this board or any 790GX?