Z68 Extreme4 Gen3

I see you have drivers for Mix OS vista and win7 in there make sure you install correct driver for your OS and 32bit or 64bit.

kmetek said:
i have gathered this drivers & utilites, anyone can correct me what is needed, what is not and what's doubled or anything, thanks:

ASMedia USB 3.0 v1.14.8.0 [Extreme7 Gen3]\ Not needed
Broadcom BCM57781 v15.2.0.4B\
Etron EJ168A USB 3.0 v1.113 [Extreme4 Gen3]\
etron_115\
INF(9.2.0.1021)\
Intel HD Graphics v8.15.10.2761\ Not needed Unless not using a GPU and you dont want to use virtu
Intel Management Engine v8.0.13.1502\ Not needed
Intel Management Engine v8.0.2.1410_1.5M\ Not needed
Intel PCH v9.3.0.1019\ Not needed
Intel RST v11.2.0.1006\ Not needed unless you want ssd caching
LAN(v14.6.4.2)\
Marvell 88SE9120 v1.2.0.1020\
Marvell_SATA3_Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista 1.2.0.1003\
Nuvoton(20110219_CIR)\ Not sure what this is
RapidStorage(v10.8.0.1003)\ Not needed
Realtek HD Audio R2.70\
THX TruStudio(1.00.01)\ Not needed
VGA_Win7-64_Vista64(v15.26.1.64.2618)\ Not needed
XFastUSB(3.02.30)\ Not needed
ASR3TB+Unlocker_v1.0.exe Not needed unless you using a Hdd 3TB
AsrAppChargerSetup_v1.0.4.exe Not needed
AsrInstantBoot_v126.exe Not needed
AsrRS(v1.0.6).exe Not needed
AXTUSetup(v0.1.220).exe Not needed
cfosspeed-v661-build1880-asrock-whql.exe Not needed
intel_rst_11.6.0.1030.exe Not needed unless using ssd caching
Lucidlogix VIRTU Setup_64Bit_1.2.112.20176.exe Not needed
Lucidlogix VIRTU x64 v1.2.114.exe Not needed
SETUP_0.115.zip Not sure what this is
SETUP_0.115.zip.part again
XFastRAM(v2.0.24).exe Not needed
XFastRAM(v2.0.9.2).exe Not needed
z68e4g32.30mod.zip Not needed you already updated

please share your installed drivers&utilites for this mobo.
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shankly1985 said:
Thats nice to know. One thing guys if you upgrading to Windows 8 Its a must you Update Bios to 2.30 for GPU stability.
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hmmm, is that for the internal GPU or an external one?
Only thing I've noticed so far with winodws 8 is regarding power management.

When my system goes into standby - sometimes it flicks back on again for a couple of minutes then goes back off again. Thought this might be the Wake on Lan part of it though.....
 
Sure that was disabled in BIOS.
Anyways I've had problems recently with the USB ports but just put it down to the kids messing around.

Looks like I may have just borked my board!!! :((

Upgraded to Windows 8 and was running sweet, until someone mentioned the 2.3 BIOS is now out. Upgraded to 2.3 BIOS and ever since then I can't get my 2700k to overclock!!!

Now I can't say I tried this on the older BIOS (2.2) but now when I use the standard OC profile to boost to 4.6 (as I always have no problem) - running IBT v2.5.4 in Windows 8 - my cpu refuses to go above 3.8Ghz!

I'm thinking I'm missing something stupid here as its been ages since I last messed with overclock settings - anyone shed some light as to why it won't go above 3.8Ghz irrespective of what I set in BIOS please?

My last shot before I ditch this board for something else.....
 
Nothing? anyone?

I rolled back to 2.2 BIOS today and got exactly the same thing. Sure its only the sleep state stuff (and C1E) we need to disable when overclocking so no idea why its still getting stuck at 3.8Ghz when set to 4.6 Ghz in BIOS!.

Think its time to give up on this board and move on..... :(
 
I am sweetly running Windows 8 at 4.8 GHz with 2.30 Bios, no problem so far.

However, as a sort of back up, I did note down my settings on 2.2 before updating, and saved the settings in eXtreme Tuner.

My current settings are more or less the same as 2.2, Lucid seems working more smoothly in Heaven 3.0 tests.

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AsRock Z68 Ex4 G3, [email protected], Ballistic Tracers 16GB,
5850 1GB(CFX), CM90 II Advanced, Crucial M4 256GB, 4 HDDs,
NH-D14, XFX 850W BE, Xonar Essence STX, BlackGold HD DVB.
 
Well thank the lord! - Finally got it working by getting the original 2.2 BIOS correctly configured - phew!

I'd recommend steering clear of 2.3 BIOS!.
 
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Been running 2.3 Bios since it was released no issues here. This will be my last Asrock board for defo tho. No supporting a board less than one year old with Windows 8 drivers is shocking IMO
I'll spend my money elsewhere.
 
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