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Aurora R7 bios update v 1.0.8
I ordered my new R7 on 3/12/2018 and received it 1 week later! I was pleasantly surprised.
Intel i7 8700, GeForce GTX 1070, 16GB RAM (in 2ea 8GB DIMMs as recommended by others on this board), 850W PSU and liquid cooling, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD. Also new U2717D monitor.
I updated a few drivers from the Dell website: chipset/Intel serial IO and the serial ATA/Intel RST driver and management console. I had no problems.
But it also wants me to update the BIOS to v 1.0.8. Currently it has v 1.0.7.
I have read about a lot of problems (bricking the mobo) when installing a new BIOS. Should I be concerned? Should I wait until any problems are resolved? Or can I go ahead with the update. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Paul
Tesla1856
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March 22nd, 2018 18:00
Sounds like v1.0.7 is working good for you ... I would run with that for a while.
Don't fix what's not broken.
Don't "fix it" until it's broken.
Aurora R7 BIOS v1.0.8 Enhancements:
- Enhanced Thunderbolt PCIE add-on card support --- You don't have one.
- Enhanced Auto Power On support. --- You (and no one else) actually uses this feature
pmg435T
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March 22nd, 2018 18:00
Thank you for your recommendation, Tesla1856.
I thought the BIOS update also had something to do with the Meltdown and Spectre problems and was critical to install. But I will hold off on it until some future time.
Paul
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March 22nd, 2018 19:00
You are welcome Paul.
Good to see you got that nice config we talked about ... even the 27inch UltraSharp.
Enjoy your new computer system.
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March 23rd, 2018 13:00
Should be fine. All they had to do was build the 850w Huntkey with a better $5 fan. They have all had plenty of time to make that happen.
pmg435T
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March 23rd, 2018 13:00
You were a big influence in helping me decide on my system configuration and the reasoning behind all the choices. Only concern I have is the PSU. I couldn't specify a Delta unit. I received the Huntkey PSU, but in the few days I have it running I haven't had any strange noise problems. So keep my fingers crossed.
Paul