Broadwell-E HEDT Processors Coming Soon!

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   To the best of my knowledge there is no way to update the BIOS without the CPU or with an unsupported CPU. 
Basically you have 3 options:

1. If purchased from a physical store you can ask them to update the BIOS for you (usually they charge an additional fee)
2. Purchase a Haswell CPU that is on the compatibility list and update your BIOS then return it.
3. Go to here and order a BIOS chip for your new board preflashed to the version you need for $15 + shipping (it will probably work out cheaper than getting a store to do the flash for you) and then slot in the new BIOS chip. 

If you have a dual BIOS board you can then flash the new BIOS onto the backup BIOS then replace the backup BIOS with the original chip and flash that to the newest version too. Essentially giving you a spare BIOS chip should you ever need it.

I would personally go for option 3 as it will likely be the most painless.

Good luck

@Parsec

I can't wait to see some performance numbers on the new Broadwell 2011 CPUs as well as core counts etc. 

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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 32143	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 10:45pm
	To the best of my knowledge there is no way to update the BIOS without the CPU or with an unsupported CPU. Basically you have 3 options: 1. If purchased from a physical store you can ask them to update the BIOS for you (usually they charge an additional fee) 2. Purchase a Haswell CPU that is on the compatibility list and update your BIOS then return it. 3. Go to here and order a BIOS chip for your new board preflashed to the version you need for $15 + shipping (it will probably work out cheaper than getting a store to do the flash for you) and then slot in the new BIOS chip. If you have a dual BIOS board you can then flash the new BIOS onto the backup BIOS then replace the backup BIOS with the original chip and flash that to the newest version too. Essentially giving you a spare BIOS chip should you ever need it. I would personally go for option 3 as it will likely be the most painless. Good luck @Parsec I can't wait to see some performance numbers on the new Broadwell 2011 CPUs as well as core counts etc.


tylla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote tylla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2016 at 9:36pm
	Hi! May someone can tell me that the asrock mobo-s can bios updated without processor? I bought an X99 extreme4 and i want an i7-6800K. But it has the older bios, need to update to 3.30 version for Broadwell-E. I don't want to buy a Haswell-E porcessor for update :D Or should i just put in the 6800K, the mobo won't recognize it, but can be updated? Thx for help.

parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Mar 2016 at 11:50am
	The successors to the Haswell-E High End DeskTop processor series, Broadwell-E, should be available pretty soon. Yes, we all knew they were coming, but a sign that it won't be long is the first availability of UEFI/BIOS updates for ASRock X99 mother boards for Broadwell-E processors. http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?cat=BIOS As I write this, seven ASRock X99 boards so far have the UEFI file available for download, with the others to follow soon. No hurry, as Broadwell-E processors are not available yet. Let's hope they aren't as scarce as Skylake i7-6700Ks were initially.