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in the description of the bios update it is improved stability. 

I know the risk of bricking is there but i just want to be sure that i am doing it right.

Well, I assume you're using an Asus board, then that's how I update my BIOS, using EZflash.

Improved stability could mean absolutely anything, it sure as hell didn't help me with higher overclocks.

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With the asus ezflash utility.
I have never done it before, and just want to make sure i don't F things up.
I am having some issues after i pushed my cpu all the way to 4.7 Ghz. I have since restored defaults and the issues are still present so the next move is updating the bios....

I just want to be assured im not going to brick my board by putting the bios on a thumb drive and using the ezflash utility from the bios to do it.
Bios is straight from the horses mouth http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/HelpDesk_Download/

 

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No, you will not get such an assurance as there's always the possibility of killing your mobo in the process. Besides, I doubt that a BIOS update will help you overclock unless the update is specific to it.

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No, you will not get such an assurance as there's always the possibility of killing your mobo in the process. Besides, I doubt that a BIOS update will help you overclock.

in the description of the bios update it is improved stability. 

I know the risk of bricking is there but i just want to be sure that i am doing it right.

 

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in the description of the bios update it is improved stability. 

I know the risk of bricking is there but i just want to be sure that i am doing it right.

Well, I assume you're using an Asus board, then that's how I update my BIOS, using EZflash.

Improved stability could mean absolutely anything, it sure as hell didn't help me with higher overclocks.

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity"

- George Carlin (1937-2008)

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*updates motherboard BIOS*


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Well, I assume you're using an Asus board, then that's how I update my BIOS, using EZflash. Although improved stability could mean absolutely anything, and it sure as hell didn't help me with higher overclocks.

im not trying to get a higher overclock i was having some issues and they stuck after a bios reset.

So, of we go to hopefully not brick my board!

 

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I7 4790K @4.5 Ghz 1.294V

VALIDATION, MSI Z97 Gaming 7, 24GB DDR3 1600, Asus Strix 1070 8GB OC@ 2.2Ghz, Corsair graphite series 760T (Black), Cooler master V850, NH-D15 w/LNA ,1TB Samsung 850 Evo,  480GB Sandisk Ultra II SSD, 3TB Seagate Barracuda x 3, 1 TB WD Passport (Backup drive), 2 TB WD Passport (Backup Drive 2),  Windows 10 Pro x64 (uhg), Logitech G900 Chaos (Main), Steelseries Rival (FADE) (Courtesy of Edzel Yago, Thanks Ed), Steelsieres Rival 300 Hyperbeast Special Edition, Coolermaster Quickfire TKL (MX Blue), Razer Blackwidow Tournament edition (Greens).  Audio: Sennheiser HD598 SE, Edifier S1000DB, AudioEngine D1 DAC; Yamaha MG06X Mixer & AudioTechnica AT2020.

 

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Laptop: 2015 Macbook Pro 13, 8GB of RAM, 2.7Ghz i5, 240GB Apple SSD. 

 

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im not trying to get a higher overclock i was having some issues and they stuck after a bios reset.

So, of we go to hopefully not brick my board!

Nah, mate. You should be OK. That flash utility is pretty good and has served me well, but as you know, stuff can always go wrong with this kind of thing.

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Nah, mate. You should be OK. That flash utility is pretty good and has served me well, but as you know, stuff can always go wrong with this kind of thing.

it went good thanks :D

 

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VALIDATION, MSI Z97 Gaming 7, 24GB DDR3 1600, Asus Strix 1070 8GB OC@ 2.2Ghz, Corsair graphite series 760T (Black), Cooler master V850, NH-D15 w/LNA ,1TB Samsung 850 Evo,  480GB Sandisk Ultra II SSD, 3TB Seagate Barracuda x 3, 1 TB WD Passport (Backup drive), 2 TB WD Passport (Backup Drive 2),  Windows 10 Pro x64 (uhg), Logitech G900 Chaos (Main), Steelseries Rival (FADE) (Courtesy of Edzel Yago, Thanks Ed), Steelsieres Rival 300 Hyperbeast Special Edition, Coolermaster Quickfire TKL (MX Blue), Razer Blackwidow Tournament edition (Greens).  Audio: Sennheiser HD598 SE, Edifier S1000DB, AudioEngine D1 DAC; Yamaha MG06X Mixer & AudioTechnica AT2020.

 

Phones; Daily drivers: Nexus 6P 64GB/iPhone 6 (Music), Apple Watch, Apple AirPods.

Laptop: 2015 Macbook Pro 13, 8GB of RAM, 2.7Ghz i5, 240GB Apple SSD. 

 

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Plex Server: i7 3770, Gigabyte Board, 16GB DDR3 1600, Asus Strix GTX 1050ti 4GB, 120GB SSD Boot Drive, 8 x 3TB Seagate Barracuda, Rosewill RSV-R4000 With 2 Rosewill Hot Swap 4x Backplane Bays, 1050 Watt Corsair HX Series PSU,Hyper T2, Windows 10 Pro 

 

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