BIOS update question

[cheekboys]

Hi, I was wondering if updating the bios could cause minor stuttering in games or if it would have any negative performance impact.

[flibberdipper]

More than likely no, unless you manage to screw it up in some weird way.

[DarrenP]

Hi, I was wondering if updating the bios could cause minor stuttering in games or if it would have any negative performance impact.

You're not going to notice a difference in gaming. And depending on the motherboard you could even brick the board. 

[AlwaysFSX]

More than likely no, unless you manage to screw it up in some weird way.

There's always that one guy...

 

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[cheekboys]

You're not going to notice a difference in gaming. And depending on the motherboard you could even brick the board.

Thanks, I was wondering because I have already updated my bios and I notice some minor stuttering in some games but I don't think it is because of the bios update.

[cheekboys]

More than likely no, unless you manage to screw it up in some weird way.

I am pretty sure I did it right because I am not noticing any other problems after the update.

[Unlocker9000]

More than likely no, unless you manage to screw it up in some weird way.

The chance of fucking up a bios flash, and still have the board work fine is pretty low (don't ask how I know ).

 

But the bios shouldn't have an performance impact. Updating the bios might have changed some settings, that causes your game to stutter.

[cheekboys]

The chance of fucking up a bios flash, and still have the board work fine is pretty low (don't ask how I know ).

 

But the bios shouldn't have an performance impact. Updating the bios might have changed some settings, that causes your game to stutter.

How would I find out if it did change settings? And what settings would affect performance?

[Unlocker9000]

How would I find out if it did change settings? And what settings would affect performance?

There is not really any way to know what the settings was before.

It is settings like ram speeds/timings and cpu clock (will only change if the cpu was overclocked/underclocked before the flash) that would affect performance.

[TheDigitalRealm]

What's with the stigma around flashing a new bios? I've done it many times, all without issue. Then again, bios flashback makes things really easy.

[Unlocker9000]

However some bios updates will improve load balancing on multi-core CPUs...

Yes, motherboard manufacturers often add features, but they do rarely have performance drops.

 

What's with the stigma around flashing a new bios? I've done it many times, all without issue. Then again, bios flashback makes things really easy.

Updating a bios has never been easier than now, with the build in updating tools on new motherboards.

[cheekboys]

There is not really any way to know what the settings was before.

It is settings like ram speeds/timings and cpu clock (will only change if the cpu was overclocked/underclocked before the flash) that would affect performance.

Is there a way to tell my original ram times?

[Unlocker9000]

Is there a way to tell my original ram times?

It is often listed on the manufactures website or in the product's specsheet.

But I can tell you that the timings isn't the problem. The timings de rarely make a diffrence.

[hal9001]

Try resetting everything in the nVidia control panel. If that doesn't work, install the latest beta drivers or roll back to a previous driver that you found stable. Lack of voltage can also cause issues when a gpu is under load and reset to stock clocks / under-volt and under-clock if all else fails. (: