I take pics of all the bios pages with my phone, before each bios update.
**in general, I recommend updating the bios for modern systems. Usually for a few months after release, they improve stuff like memory compatibility, core to core latency...
This was a good move, after the fact.
Updating a BIOS results in a default profile. So, there are a bunch of things that can be reset to "motherboard factory defaults", that a reseller may have tweaked, which can vary from manufacturer to...
I believe it was the cooler setting which adjusts the power limits: https://www.msi.com/blog/cpu-cooler-tuning-optimized-power-limit-based-on-cpu-coolers
It's a new PC as stated in the first sentence of the post. First thing I did was reach out to ABS in an attempt to find out what they change in the BIOS before they ship it out, so I can revert back whatever it might have been. The system comes...
Bought a prebuilt from ABS w/ a i7 14700F and MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI motherboard
Here's a benchmark I ran when I first received it: https://i.imgur.com/5O5sLyQ.png
Yesterday I decided to update the firmware BIOS, and also update some drivers that...