ASUS has started rolling out the latest AMD AGESA 1.1.8.0 BIOS firmware for its high-end X670E series of motherboards.
ASUS AGESA 1.1.8.0 BIOS Firmware Brings Improved AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Support To X670E Motherboards
ASUS had previously rolled out the AMD AGESA 1.1.7.0 BETA BIOS for its AM5 motherboards which included all X670E, X670, B650E, B650, and A620 products. Now, ASUS has started rolling out latest AGESA 1.1.8.0 firmware for its higher-end X670E motherboards in the ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix & ProArt series.
Now it's uncertain if anything has changed significantly in the new BIOS update but it looks like we can expect improved support for the next-generation AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs that have already been confirmed by the motherboard maker. Following is the full list of motherboards that have received the update along with their respective BIOS download links:
- ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_CblL0yXtRWUnC__mIbV184_d_Y0jDOJ/view?usp=sharing - ROG CROSSHAIR X670E GENE BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QALECkpcG4ZAGI7T5jW3W_j5SkoPQ9iE/view?usp=sharing - ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10XlYp9XyKlfK2PxP32LuI736DjSzK0Bd/view?usp=sharing - ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lIshuOcxQkndpN5oG6N4QilxP7IDJ1rV/view?usp=sharing - ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uUpILXZzTuOoc1PIY6Ib6JATJLN9oWEK/view?usp=sharing - ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XOsTmkDXOmvu1KQNHtDwBCQ9UfkNHTC/view?usp=sharing - PROART X670E CREATOR WIFI BETA BIOS 2101
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EzAUVLj7hEZIpLmh6FLXUxH3649kTFXM/view?usp=sharing
AMD's next-generation Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are expected to be introduced next month at Computex 2024 and it looks like we will see a lot of new AM5 action during the event along with the release of a new BIOS firmware, most likely the AGESA 1.2.0.0 which could be the official release version for Zen 5 chips.
News Source: HXL (@9550pro)
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