Asus Maximus Bios Chip Compatability
- Thread starter kPATm
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Very helpful. Thanks
In terms of current GPU performance, he's about right. What are you expecting?
Anyhow, why do you want to swap BIOS chips?
Ah OK sorry mate. Thanks for the info.
My Maximus GeneZ Gen 3 board has been updated for Ivy Bridge where as the IV Extreme hasnt.
You need a Sandy bridge chip to update the board which I dont have. I was thinking of just swapping bios chips. But I knew it was a long shot so I went ahead and ordered another Bios chip like I did with the Gene-Z
The Gene-Z supports PCIe 3.0 where as the IV Extreme doesnt. I was just wondering if it would make much of a difference.
The reason I am changing boards is that the Gene-Z is an mATX board and as Im running SLi'd cards they get rather hot as the cards are nearly touching. But the IV extreme seems to have adequate spacing for the cards.
My Maximus GeneZ Gen 3 board has been updated for Ivy Bridge where as the IV Extreme hasnt.
You need a Sandy bridge chip to update the board which I dont have. I was thinking of just swapping bios chips. But I knew it was a long shot so I went ahead and ordered another Bios chip like I did with the Gene-Z
The Gene-Z supports PCIe 3.0 where as the IV Extreme doesnt. I was just wondering if it would make much of a difference.
The reason I am changing boards is that the Gene-Z is an mATX board and as Im running SLi'd cards they get rather hot as the cards are nearly touching. But the IV extreme seems to have adequate spacing for the cards.