BIOS UPDATE FOR X51 R3

[SWAT_Glock]

If you have a non-K CPU, you should read this before updating your BIOS. Intel is locking the CPU so it cannot be overclock!!!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3031...ocking-party-by-closing-skylake-loophole.html

I checked to see if Dell released a BIOS update and sure enough they did. The are calling it "Enhanced the Intel Processor Performance". It really means they are shutting down your option to overclock it.

 

[EMINENT]

If you have a CPU that ends with a K, you should read this before updating your BIOS. Intel is locking the CPU so it cannot be overclock!!!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3031...ocking-party-by-closing-skylake-loophole.html

I checked to see if Dell released a BIOS update and sure enough they did. The are calling it "Enhanced the Intel Processor Performance". It really means they are shutting down your option to overclock it.

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I think you meant to write "that DOES NOT end with a K" as this only applies to non-K chips.

 

[SWAT_Glock]

I think you meant to write "that DOES NOT end with a K" as this only applies to non-K chips.

Yes, sorry. That was a typo.

 

[Dan.J]

With that said, flashed my bios to 1.2.3 few days ago and all seem's well. No issues with 6600K.

 

[SWAT_Glock]

With that said, flashed my bios to 1.2.3 few days ago and all seem's well. No issues with 6600K.

Yeah, you should be fine. with the K processor.

 

[Solstar]

Is updating the bios necessary? I have a new X51 R3, just getting set up and wonder if I should or shouldn't do it. Any risks?

There also seems to be a new one just released yesterday.

 

[Dan.J]

I flashed to the newest bios a couple days ago. No issues on my end with the new ones.

 

[mf9]

Just make sure you read instructions first on how to flash your bios, some people have bricked their pc's, eg.

http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19605396
http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19524002
http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19589185
https://eu.alienwarearena.com/forum...e-software/x51-bios-update-failed-now-screwed

Personally unless you've got issues I wouldn't bother.

 

[Marty]

I have the original bios and a non k cpu and the over clocking options aren't there anyway? Are you sure that's what this bios update actually did, as mine is still on stock bios and has a non k CPU but I have zero overclocking options in my bios?

 

[SWAT_Glock]

I have the original bios and a non k cpu and the over clocking options aren't there anyway? Are you sure that's what this bios update actually did, as mine is still on stock bios and has a non k CPU but I have zero overclocking options in my bios?

The bios may have been updated before it shipped or it could be a location/region thing too.

 

[Marty]

Na, I got this R3 in December time, it's running bios 1.1.0 and has never been updated. I have an R1 and an R2 and they don't allow over locking either.

It's more likely the option was never there, and they genuinely did enhanced something