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well maybe, for me i saved my bios settings on to a drive and then flashed. when i tried to flash the saved file back it said i could not do this as it was from a previous bios version - so i was stuffed
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well maybe, for me i saved my bios settings on to a drive and then flashed. when i tried to flash the saved file back it said i could not do this as it was from a previous bios version - so i was stuffed
Hi all,
I have just bought the Gigabyte Z170 Gaming 7 board from OCUK (great service, thanks!) but am now having second thoughts about it. It's still unopened etc., so I'm not too worried, but I'm looking for a bit of reassurance to be honest. This will be my first PC build - it's purely for casual gaming with (hopefully) pretty graphics.
I thought I'd done all the research I possibly could have before committing to this board. I was initially looking at the Gigabyte Gaming 7, the ASUS Z170-A, the ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming and the ASUS ROG Maximus Hero VIII. I narrowed it down to the Hero and the Gaming 7, and ended up going with the Gaming 7 after reading too many horror stories about ASUS support / RMA (first build nerves), and a lot of praise for Gigabyte.
However, I've just got to purchasing the RAM for my upcooming build, and this is what's scared me. After Googling for some recommendations, the keyword 'memory' just unlocked a plethora of bugs with this board. There's a huge number of threads/posts about the issues, and it's really put me off opening my box.
From my research, it looks as though problems arise with any RAM that's not natively 2133MHz, but even then it's hit and miss. All the while, the Gaming 7 approved memory modules document (from Gigabyte) shows a whole load of 2400MHz+ sticks.
So, two questions:
1. What's the deal with these memory bugs plaguing this board?
2. What RAM do people here use, and was it a simple plug 'n' play process?
Cheers,
Andy
I have just bought the Gigabyte Z170 Gaming 7 board from OCUK (great service, thanks!) but am now having second thoughts about it. It's still unopened etc., so I'm not too worried, but I'm looking for a bit of reassurance to be honest. This will be my first PC build - it's purely for casual gaming with (hopefully) pretty graphics.
I thought I'd done all the research I possibly could have before committing to this board. I was initially looking at the Gigabyte Gaming 7, the ASUS Z170-A, the ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming and the ASUS ROG Maximus Hero VIII. I narrowed it down to the Hero and the Gaming 7, and ended up going with the Gaming 7 after reading too many horror stories about ASUS support / RMA (first build nerves), and a lot of praise for Gigabyte.
However, I've just got to purchasing the RAM for my upcooming build, and this is what's scared me. After Googling for some recommendations, the keyword 'memory' just unlocked a plethora of bugs with this board. There's a huge number of threads/posts about the issues, and it's really put me off opening my box.
From my research, it looks as though problems arise with any RAM that's not natively 2133MHz, but even then it's hit and miss. All the while, the Gaming 7 approved memory modules document (from Gigabyte) shows a whole load of 2400MHz+ sticks.
So, two questions:
1. What's the deal with these memory bugs plaguing this board?
2. What RAM do people here use, and was it a simple plug 'n' play process?
Cheers,
Andy
Thanks for the response - what speed are those running at? (Natively)
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I think they run at 2133MHz until you load the XMP profile.
Memory bugs? no this board has worked with all ive tried on it, obviously later BIOSes claim to add extra compatibility with DDR4.
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I think they are now shipping rev 1.1 so all problems have been ironed out.
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Not seen any memory bugs in this thread. I had an issue where I needed to wait for a bios upgrade before I could run the xmp .. but that was my fault as I purchased unsupported memory.
Widespread RAM issues?
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Can the usb type c port transmit video via a hdmi adapter?
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Trying to think why you would do that. Surely you would copy to the PC if it was connected ?
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Can I be in the club, I don't have a gaming 7 but instead have a GA-Z170X- GAMING G1.
Also I am using the G-skill trident z modules and they are great no issues. The only thing is I had to set the voltage manually for the memory to work.
Also I am using the G-skill trident z modules and they are great no issues. The only thing is I had to set the voltage manually for the memory to work.
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I had the issue for a client build, Disabled Dual Bios and never had problems with the 1.0 version
with the 1.0 version
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is there a switch that is stopping the bios from being flashed on this motherboard or a setting somewhere ?
purchased a m2 ssd and its not being detected so thought maybe a bios flash will help but it just says bios version F7 after the flash, yet it is meant to be F20.
thats with Q Flash
@BIOS through windows simply doesnt update it.
purchased it in June...if thats any help
purchased a m2 ssd and its not being detected so thought maybe a bios flash will help but it just says bios version F7 after the flash, yet it is meant to be F20.
thats with Q Flash
@BIOS through windows simply doesnt update it.
purchased it in June...if thats any help
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is there a switch that is stopping the bios from being flashed on this motherboard or a setting somewhere ?
purchased a m2 ssd and its not being detected so thought maybe a bios flash will help but it just says bios version F7 after the flash, yet it is meant to be F20.
thats with Q Flash
@bios through windows simply doesnt update it.
purchased it in June...if thats any help
Try efiflash
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Make sure you've got the right revision.