So, I have an ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS board, and tried using the microcode-free BIOS. In so far as booting the computer into the UEFI, it worked just fine, and I could confirm there was no microcode loaded. However, any attempt to boot into windows inevitably lead to my machine freezing; the best result (of a dozen or so attempts) was getting to my lock screen background. Manually loading the v3_2cp39.efi driver, or even adding it to load automatically, ended with the same result of a freeze while booting windows. Ultimately the only fix was the load a virgin unmodified BIOS, at which point I could boot fine.
Now, I'm using a pair of 2666v3's, which have all core turbo of 3.2 and max turbo of 3.5, so not really a huge difference, this was more of an experiment (in consideration of maybe someday replacing them with a pair of 2696's for example). Nonetheless, I'm a bit at a loss as to why it didn't work. Has anyone else seen anything similar or have any ideas?
In any event, congrats on all the great work here by everyone.
Now, I'm using a pair of 2666v3's, which have all core turbo of 3.2 and max turbo of 3.5, so not really a huge difference, this was more of an experiment (in consideration of maybe someday replacing them with a pair of 2696's for example). Nonetheless, I'm a bit at a loss as to why it didn't work. Has anyone else seen anything similar or have any ideas?
In any event, congrats on all the great work here by everyone.