Gigabyte Motherboards Affected by Firmware Backdoor, Over 250 Models Impacted
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DirtyDee
I haven't had any major issues with my X570S Elite. It's paired with a 5800X3D & 16GBs 4000 CL 17.
tunejunky
i have two Gig boards (X570s Aero G, B650 Aero G) affected.
as far as overall Gig build quality that is a worthwhile topic because 10 years ago i wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot Pole (or 7 foot Slovak 😛). mainly because they had a habit of re-spec'ing boards and changing parts after reviews and had ridiculuosly thin pcbs.
in fact, that is what "Aorus" is all about. they had to re-brand and rehabilitate.
and so far they've done a good job. they stole two purchases from MSI and Asus with me in the last three years. they stole me from a ROG crosshair on X570 when i bought the first of my Aero G's. as far as AM5 goes they are kicking ass and taking names with feature sets and connectivity.
yeah i flashed both boards this a.m. all is well
mackintosh
Curious that the X570S are affected but the X570 are not. Either way, I think some of us have been around the block long enough to know from experience that no single motherboard manufacturer has a spotless record. From meltdowns and instabilities to glaring security flaws, every one of them has had issues.
C-Power
I've had a couple of Gigabyte motherboards (dating back to the GA-X38 boards) and to me, personally, they have always been fine for stable, and decent overclocked operations (I have no experience with them on extreme overclocking). The latest board I currently have - the Z690 Auros Elite DDR4 is no exception, although the release bios did seem to be more stable at a higher overclock with LESS voltage... Anyway, I turn of these features on first (bios) boot anyway, as i always tend to tweak stuff from 1st boot - in my case this "feature" has been turned off in the bios since I got the board, and also after bios updates, I guess I am sort of safe :P
On the other hand, I am never going to get a gigabyte GPU though, they all died on me (last one being a 980 Ti) within and -just- after warranty periods... but MoBo's all have been fine 🙂
emperorsfist
Interesting. Only the X570S are affected, but my X570 Aorus Elite isn't. Not that I complain.
VaultDweller
Has anyone checked the entire crop of ASUS boards as they also have this built into their BIOS with the Armory Crate software.
JamesSneed
Agonist