Supermicro locked Skylake OC

[Aerou]

Hi guys.

 

Where can I find BIOS for Supermicro H170 or Z170 boards?

 

I want to to try and boost my i5-6400, but the boards have old BIOSes and I can't find any new online.

 

If anyone knows where to find them, can you please post a link?

 

I see DHENZJHEN running November BIOS and then a December BIOS, so I guess he got it somewhere.

 

I have October BIOS and the whole Extra Performance Menu is missing.

 

Help would be very appreciated

 

EDIT:

 

GOT it!

http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=421966&postcount=6

 

Edited December 14, 2015 by Aerou

[xxbassplayerxx]

You could send @dhenzjhen a PM

[Aerou]

You could send @dhenzjhen a PM

 

Thx for the tip. I already did. Both DJ and LuckyNoob.

[Aerou]

I contacted SuperMicro tech support. Got a quick response and a BIOS. According to them, them BIOSes aren't posted online yet, because they still undergoing validation.

[xxbassplayerxx]

:celebration:

[Aerou]

Anyway, I flashed the 1.0c aka C09 aka 8th December BIOS and voila:

 

Quick test with i5 6400 running 150MHz BCLK x27 = 4050MHz.

 

Also its funny running 3200MHz DDR4 on a H170 motherboard

 

http://valid.x86.fr/v493br

 

 

[johnwaynr]

The main question for me, can intel be a di*k and lock this thing up? Like they did in past http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/07/25/intel-overclocking-block/1

Whole K line up is screwed, they might want to protect it

And 6400 has multiplier x27 , 6500 has multiplier x32 is it worth to pay more of x5 multiplier?

Where there a sweet spot?

[Mr.Scott]

The main question for me, can intel be a di*k and lock this thing up? Like they did in past

Absolutely they can.

Expect it.

[Farlz]

Hello. I just got a Supermicro C7H170-M and it came with bios ver 1.1 and no "Extra Performance" section. I was able to find a 1.0c version but it was C07 (not C09 like you used here) and also did not have "Extra Performance". Can you point me to where I can download 1.0c C09 bios, or anything newer that still has the "Extra Performance" section? As a new member I don't seem to be able to PM. Thanks!

[Aerou]

Hi! I got the particular BIOS with Extra Performace menu by directly contacting SuperMicro Support. They are very kind and responsive. You can do so yourself (and maybe even get a newer BIOS) or I can send you the C09 version I have.

[Farlz]

Thanks. I actually found ver 1.1 with "Extra Performance" by using the Wayback Machine site cache of Supermicro's download page. Let me know if you'd like it.

[Aerou]

Thanks. I actually found ver 1.1 with "Extra Performance" by using the Wayback Machine site cache of Supermicro's download page. Let me know if you'd like it.

Clever. Can you send it to my email "aerou at hwbot dot org" , please ?

 

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[Farlz]

Will do. In case anyone else needs it: https://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/getfile.aspx?ID=3451

[Farlz]

Question/favor for everyone. I'm thinking of returning the i5-6500 I bought with this mobo and picking up an open box i5-7600k Kaby Lake for the same price. I know most manufacturers updated their bioses to support Kaby Lake, and Supermicro just put a ver 2.0 bios out for the C7H170-M, but they don't put out change logs and support is telling me Kaby Lake support isn't verified yet. But I asked him to look at the release notes and it did mention Kaby Lake.

 

If anyone has a C7H170-M and a Kaby Lake cpu at hand can you try it out? Thanks!