P8Z68-M PRO no BIOS driver support for Windows 10, can I OC?

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I have been looking to find ways to improve my performance and was looking through this article.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265056-29-2600k-2500k-overclocking-guide?58226cfee998c=reload

It says that you should have the most updated drivers for the MB. Sadly I did not realize my MB would not be supported on Windows 10 when I upgraded. Is it a good idea to try and OC on a base BIOS driver? Should I try and downgrade my system to windows 7 then work on OC my machine? I'm not even sure if I can downgrade back to windows 7 anymore.
 
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Yes, your BIOS file is the same across all OS. The latest file is P8Z68-M PRO BIOS 4003.

Do remember that updating a BIOS is always a risk. But modern motherboards have many fail-safes, so if you follow the correct procedure, it's all right.
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Hello.

Updating drivers is usually to eliminate any problems with bad drivers causing failures outside of the OC. Windows 10 automatically downloads the best drivers available for it, and if your computer runs well, then you can overclock. There is no need for windows 7.

The BIOS may need to be upgraded if you use an older version than 3902. But you can still overclock without much issues with your base BIOS. It may just have more stability issues, thus you might not be able to overclock as high as with a newer BIOS.
 
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I see. My BIOS version is currently at 0601 and I looked at the updates for the motherboard but there are none for Windows 10 64x. I assumed that this meant it was not supported under windows 10. Are you saying there may some way to get the BIOS driver updated?
 
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Your BIOS can be updated whether you have windows 10 or windows 7. It is completely unrelated to Windows. It is done with a USB flash drive with the BIOS rom file on it, and directly in the BIOS. Using the Ez Flash 2 menu.

You can even update the BIOS without having windows at all, provided you have a USB drive and the BIOS update file.

For instructions, read page 51 of your manual:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z68-M_PRO/E6734_P8Z68-M_PRO.zip
 
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OK, I see what you're saying. So when I go to search for the drivers on the ASUS website I get this page and it breaks it up into the different OS.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z68M_PRO/HelpDesk_Download/
If I were to choose the BIOS driver for windows 7 64 bit it will work on any OS?
 
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Yes, your BIOS file is the same across all OS. The latest file is P8Z68-M PRO BIOS 4003.

Do remember that updating a BIOS is always a risk. But modern motherboards have many fail-safes, so if you follow the correct procedure, it's all right.
 
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