Asus Z170M Mobo/BIOS question!
Asus Z170M Mobo/BIOS question!
Hi everyone! Just starting out with my new setup—an Asus Z170M that will run an i7-6700K. This is the first board I’ve had that lets me overclock. I’m curious about how it behaves if nothing is changed in the BIOS settings. Will it operate at full stock performance for all parts, or will it stick to default values? Looking at other Asus BIOS examples, many defaults are set to "AUTO." I’m not sure what that really means, but I don’t want to jump to conclusions. TL;DR: if I leave everything untouched in a Z170 BIOS, would it match the behavior of fixed boards like B150 or H170? Thanks for any advice!
Hello, The board could benefit from a BIOS update to accommodate the Kaby CPU. One possibility is purchasing a BIOS chip on ebay and swapping it into the board, or opting for a supported CPU to update the board's BIOS. The response to your query is affirmative—the board would operate normally without any BIOS modifications.
It'll actually be a Skylake build (yes, I'm a Windows 7 fanatic)!
So everything would run at the default settings, which was what I expected, but it did make me a bit confused for a moment since most of the adjustable options seem to come with "AUTO" by default!
Thanks for your prompt response!
Ya, for now I agree. 4.0 GHz is good for me, and I go for longevity in my systems. GTX 1080 and CPU is sitting on my counter right now. Waiting for the MoBo and case to arrive.
I like to buy good, and cry once, instead of buying cheap and cry often. Initially I ordered a B150M MoBo, but quickly changed my mind in time to fix that!
Reason being? I'm still running an i5-760. Hell of a chip in its time, but is now getting very dated. The ability to O/C might come in handy down the road at some point.
I don't often place a heavy stress on my system, but I game occasionally, and when I do... I prefer to max out the eye candy.
Ensure your latest configuration works properly under BIOS default or auto settings before attempting any overclocking.
I wanted to confirm the factory configurations, Phillip, so I could use reliable starting points.
Asus's default "Auto" options for most features were quite surprising. Back then, any auto-setting would likely behave differently than what we expect now.