Called Asus Support and this is what they said?

usmc21

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Did a bios update for my Z87-A board.
The update was released about 10 days ago via their website.
Wouldn't post boot to bios/windows after update.
So I reset the CMOS and jumped it.
Finally got into bios and had to force boot to windows from there.

Downloaded the old previous bios update that I had.
And now I'm back to where I was before.

My question is this- the guy on the phone said that if the rollback doesn't work he said it'll be available to RMA.
But if it did work- I should just keep it at this current version.

Is there any reason why it's not stable at the new bios update? I feel like I can get better overclocking results if I were on the new update. Can't they RMA my motherboard for not being stable/working properly on the new BIOS? Isn't that enough reasoning?
 
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BIOS won't effect your overclock in most cases (unless it's a new or previously unsupported chip)

Unless you are encountering any of the issues documented in the release notes in the BIOS update, there's no real reason to update. The benefits are minimal.

Also; if you are on an older BIOS version, make sure you update in incremental steps, not just from 1 to 3, as example.
BIOS won't effect your overclock in most cases (unless it's a new or previously unsupported chip)

Unless you are encountering any of the issues documented in the release notes in the BIOS update, there's no real reason to update. The benefits are minimal.

Also; if you are on an older BIOS version, make sure you update in incremental steps, not just from 1 to 3, as example.
 
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usmc21

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Interesting. What if my OC settings affected the BIOS update? Should I have reset stock settings before the BIOS update?
 
YES. OCing is the last thing you should be messing with, as your violating the 'working status' of the system and trying to push it past those 'normal working conditions'. Remember OC is burning both ends of the candle faster, so eventually your candle (CPU) will burn out faster then a 'stock' system would.
 

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