Updating BIOS on Maximus VI Motherboard

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Glamour

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Hey so I have had my computer for the last couple of years and have never updated any drivers outside of Driver Booster's auto updates. My computer has started randomly freezing after a few hours of use, and I am trying to update everything that Driver Booster seems to ignore.
Tried a few other diver updating tools that only show what needs updated, and only update them if you pay, and they seem to show my BIOS and my SCSI/RAID Host Controller drivers are out of date.
Currently I have the newest driver installed for my Maximus VI Hero from the Asus website(Version 1603). The guide on asus says there should also be a BIOS Renamer that I cant seem to find anywhere. The guide mentions it should be in the BIOS-Utilities but assuming its in the Drivers & Tools it doesnt exist?
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I also tried the BIOS updater method, but I keep getting the error that the guide shows indicating the MEI driver isnt Installed but I just installed the newest one from the asus website.

TL: DR: Can anyone help me install the newest BIOS for Maximus VI Hero motherboard, cant seem to successfully do it either way the guide says

Possibly Relavent: OS: Windows 10 \ CPU i7 4770K \ Current BIOS: Version 1102
Link to mentioned guide http://www.asus.com/microsite/2014/MB/New_4th_gen_Intel_processor_compatibility/#top
 
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Glamour

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I have not changed hardware since I built the computer
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 x 2
CPU: i7 4770K not OC
MB: ASUS Maximus VI Hero
RAM: Patriot Viper 16GB
PSU Corsair CX 750 M
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 x 3 in Raid
 
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Glamour

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From what you said I take you think the crashes I have been getting are my PSU going out? Installed GPU tweak to see the temp and have tried a couple of games and it sits around 55 degrees.

Edit: I now the absolute bad temp for CPU's is 90, but idk if its that high for GPU's or not. Also, I just installed the newest ME driver from Intel and the BIOS Updater still shows me the same error.
 
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So the problem is from CPU overheat or the PSU can't handle the 2x gtx780.
If you used the intel stock cooler, 90C is normal for regular usage. You should buy the aftermarket cpu cooler for the i7 even you don't oc, because the i7 runs hot, it can easy to reach to 100C or even higher when you play games, then the PC will freeze or restart. Also you should buy thermal compound to reapply on the cpu every 2 yrs or less, it depends on the cpu temp too. You can find the youtube for how to reapply the thermal compound .

And you can take out one gtx780, run the games to see your PC will freeze or not. If the PC does not freeze with only one gtx780, and the cpu/gpu temp are fine, that means the cx 750m can't handle the 2x gtx780.

For the BIOS, you had the 1603 version already, you can't update it with the same version.

 
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My cpu runs around 75 degrees and my gtx runs around 55 as said earlier. According to System information and cpu-z my BIOS is currently 1102, which I figure is correct since I have never manually updated it. Cant find the BIOS-Utilites for the renamer anywhere. Still havent figured out how to update my BIOS, but the crashing seems to have randomly stopped. Or atleast it hasnt happened in the last 2 days. Also I use Hydro Series™ H100i for the cpu cooler.
 
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