Question BIOS F12 for Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master ?

[Endre]

Hello!

I own a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master (rev. 1.0) motherboard.
The BIOS version that I am on is: F11.
Gigabyte released version F12 recently.

Question:
Did anyone updated this motherboard model to the F12 version? Is it OK?

 

[Colif]

it only came out a month ago.
Not a lot of info on it. LogoFAIL - https://eclypsium.com/blog/detecting-logofail-vulnerabilities-and-exploits-at-enterprise-scale/

They need to have physical access to hardware to exploit it.

Do you have a valid reason to update BIOS? Just because it exists isn't a valid reason. If PC has a problem, then you might consider it.
I see my Aorus X570 also has the Logofail bios update. I think Gigabyte put it on all their boards in the last few months,

 

[Endre]

it only came out a month ago.
Not a lot of info on it. LogoFAIL - https://eclypsium.com/blog/detecting-logofail-vulnerabilities-and-exploits-at-enterprise-scale/

They need to have physical access to hardware to exploit it.

Do you have a valid reason to update BIOS? Just because it exists isn't a valid reason. If PC has a problem, then you might consider it.
I see my Aorus X570 also has the Logofail bios update. I think Gigabyte put it on all their boards in the last few months,

I like being on the most secure, "latest & greatest" version.

I did update my motherboard to the F12 version.
No problems, so far.

 

[Colif]

New bios versions aren't always perfect... hence your question.
Newer bios versions can slow PC down; for example - https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/b650-f-bios-update-just-information-not-a-question.3836322/
I have seen people need to roll back from latest because it introduced a problem they didn't have before
I have seen Motherboard makers remove bios versions due to problems later found with them.
Being on cutting edge isn't always best idea.

Prior to recent generations, flashing bios could brick motherboard. Many now have defenses against that but its still enough to stop me updating my BIOS, even if there are newer ones than what I have now.

Its like any driver, only update if you have problems or it adds a feature you need/want

If it worked, cool.

 

[Endre]

New bios versions aren't always perfect... hence your question.
Newer bios versions can slow PC down; for example - https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/b650-f-bios-update-just-information-not-a-question.3836322/
I have seen people need to roll back from latest because it introduced a problem they didn't have before
I have seen Motherboard makers remove bios versions due to problems later found with them.
Being on cutting edge isn't always best idea.

Prior to recent generations, flashing bios could brick motherboard. Many now have defenses against that but its still enough to stop me updating my BIOS, even if there are newer ones than what I have now.

Its like any driver, only update if you have problems or it adds a feature you need/want

If it worked, cool.

Yes.
I agree.
Updating the firmware isn't always the best choice.
However, as a cautious move, I stay away from beta BIOS versions.

 

[moheban79]

So F12 is reasonably safe??

 

[Endre]

So F12 is reasonably safe??

Yes.
It is absolutely safe.
I've been using it since it's been released.
It's 100% stable.