As any enthusiast knows hardware only takes you so far. When considering what affects your experience with component products whether it be a motherboard, graphics card or a router, firmware makes a big difference. Firmware affects almost all areas of the product whether it be performance, compatibility / interoprability, reliability as well as general functionality and even the GUI. This is an area ASUS has spent considerable time and effort, committing a large number of its internal resources to ensure we have leading firmware that provides a superior user experience. In this new ongoing series we will be covering new updates as they are released. We will be noting what type improvements they enable or implement. Additionally as drivers can also affect performance considerably we will do our best to give you visibility on important driver releases that can provide or enable new functionality, resolves issues or overall improve the user experience.
So if you are looking for the newest UEFI / BIOS for your motherboard or the newest firmware for your router make sure to stay tuned to Hot Of The Press!
As compiling this list has run a little longer than originally planned I will include updates for throughout that came out at the end of Dec 2013 through Jan 2013. I also will not detail the extend of what is contained within the updates. Moving forward as we get feedback I will selectively provide updates on items that are improved upon or integrated in this newer updates.
MOTHERBOARDS
Download the UEFI from SUPPORT.ASUS.COM
If you are unaware how to update or flash the UEFI / BIOS on a motherboard please watch the video before. It will show you how to correctly download a newer UEFI / BIOS and then how to flash the UEFI / BIOS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAxnUJQhFZs
Mainstream Series Motherboards ( LE, A, PLUS, PRO, EVO, EXPERT, DELUXE )
H87 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
H87-M PRO – 1305
H87-M PLUS – 0804
Z87 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
Z87-M PLUS – 1003
Z87-A – 1707
Z87-PLUS – 1707
Z87-PRO – 1707
Z87-EXPERT – 1707
Z87-DELUXE – 1707
Z87-DELUXE DUAL – 1707
Z87-DELUXE QUAD – 1707
X79 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
X79 DELUXE – 0605
P9X79 LE – 4608
P9X79 – 4608
P9X79 PRO – 4607
P9X79 DELUXE – 4603
Z77 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
P8Z77-V LE PLUS – 0908
970 CHIPSET SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
M5A97 R2.0 – 2201
M5A97 EVO R2.0 – 2201
990X CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
M5A99X EVO R2.0 – 2201
990FX CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
M5A99FX PRO R2.0 – 2201
A85 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
F2A85-M – 6501
F2A85-M PRO – 6401
F2A85-V – 6501
F2A85-V PRO – 6402
A88X CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
A88XM-PLUS – 1002
A88X-PLUS – 1102
A88X-PRO – 0801
TUF Series ( GRYPHON, SABERTOOTH )
990FX CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 – 2104
X79 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARS
SABERTOOTH X79 – 4608
Z87 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
SABERTOOTH Z87 – 1707
ROG Series ( Models like IMPACT, GENE, HERO, FORMULA, EXTREME, CROSSHAIR )
z87 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
MAXIMUS VI IMPACT – 1301
MAXIMUS VI GENE – 1301
MAXIMUS VI HERO – 1301
MAXIMUS VI FORMULA – 1302
MAXIMUS VI EXTREME – 1302
990FX MOTHERBOARDS
CROSSHAIR FORMULA-Z – 1901
X79 MOTHERBOARDS
RAMPAGE IV GENE – 4802
RAMPAGE IV FORMULA – 4802
RAMPAGE IV EXTREME – 4802
RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION – 0507
WORKSTATION SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
X79 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARDS
P9X79 WS – 4505
P9X79-E WS – 1501
NETWORKING
Download the firmware updates from SUPPORT.ASUS.COM
802.11AC ROUTERS
RT-AC68U – 3.00.4.374.583
RT-AC66U – 3.0.0.4.374.2239
RT-AC65U – 3.0.0.4.374.583
802.11N ROUTERS
RT-N66U – 3.0.0.4.374.2239
RT-N65U – 3.0.0.4.374.2239
RT-N56U – 3.0.0.4.374.2239