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ASUS ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO Bios Version 3502- Spectre fix?

Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:50 pm

I have been checking the last few weeks for a bios update for the Asus ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO motherboard. A new update was released Jan 30th 2018. I have not updated to the new Version 3502 BIOS. I am curious if anyone else has and can confirm that it fixes the Spectre Variant 2?

I may give it a try within the next few days and report back, and confirm with the InSpectre tool.

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https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO/HelpDesk_BIOS/
https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
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Re: ASUS ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO Bios Version 3502- Spectre fix?

Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:57 pm

It doesn't say anything about the Spectre fix so I wouldn't assume there is anything in there. Honestly it's probably not going to kill you to not update, but I also haven't heard of many issues with recent Ryzen chips so it may not affect you negatively like the older AMD chips we've heard stories about.
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Re: ASUS ROG-CROSSHAIR-VI-HERO Bios Version 3502- Spectre fix?

Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:21 pm

DancinJack you are correct I applied the new 3502 BIOS, and the InSpectre tool still says its not fixed.
I do get slightly better memory speeds now with an overclock.
But I guess we can just monitor the situation.
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