Asus Mining RX470 4GB BIOS could not be found ...

MTF96zn · Mar 9, 2019

Hello
I could not find bios for this Mining Graphics card https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/MINING-RX470-4G/ .
Actually I want to change it's bios to convert from mining edition to gaming edition so is there any equivalent BIOS to this card to make that happen ???

I watched this video from youtube :

and I thought why not I have similar card and I can make a good use of this mod but I hit the rock bottom coz I could not find the bios not even the original BIOS for the card so how come I could find a gaming variant BIOS for Mining card as in the youtube video ... I only need a working bios file So please help me out to fix this matter if possible for you guyz thank you alot :love:

FreedomEclipse · Mar 9, 2019

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@eidairaman1

Can i suggest that you prepare your card by removing the cooler and giving us a picture of the GPU die itself and of the memory. Seeing the model numbers on both will greatly reduce the time needed in finding the right bios. a MPN or SKU number would also be helpful.

MTF96zn · Mar 9, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
Hello, Welcome to TechPowerUp. Your call is important to us. Unfortunately all lines are busy, Please hold the line and an operator will be with you as soon as they are available <waiting queue music>

@eidairaman1

Can i suggest that you prepare your card by removing the cooler and giving us a picture of the GPU die itself and of the memory. Seeing the model numbers on both will greatly reduce the time needed in finding the right bios. a MPN or SKU number would also be helpful.

thank you very much for fast response I will send these picture that you requested as fast as possible

eidairaman1 · Mar 9, 2019

Im on my day job, so it will take a bit, dont abandon the forum, you will be provided an answer

MTF96zn said:
Hello
I could not find bios for this Mining Graphics card https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/MINING-RX470-4G/ .
Actually I want to change it's bios to convert from mining edition to gaming edition so is there any equivalent BIOS to this card to make that happen ???

I watched this video from youtube :

and I thought why not I have similar card and I can make a good use of this mod but I hit the rock bottom coz I could not find the bios not even the original BIOS for the card so how come I could find a gaming variant BIOS for Mining card as in the youtube video ... I only need a working bios file So please help me out to fix this matter if possible for you guyz thank you alot

Is the card currently working? Does it have the monitor working on it?

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

eidairaman1 said:
Im on my day job, so it will take a bit, dont abandon the forum, you will be provided an answer

Is the card currently working? Does it have the monitor working on it?

hello
yea it is working I'm running it via DVI connector now
and I managed to make a backup from current BIOS but haven't found a Gaming variant Bios for this card and of course the card I think has a different name too "Asus MINING-RX470-4G-LED" maybe that can ring a bell ...
thanks for your help ...

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

There is no official gaming bios for it it was intended for mining though it should work for gaming too as long as its still got the original bios from the mfr, if someone has flashed it again since then you need the original bios which I'll be happy to have a look for

Does the card work in games?

hat · Mar 10, 2019

Yeah, a mining card isn't going to have an official "gaming" BIOS. These cards, after all, were intended for mining...

That said, if it works (assuming you got a good deal on it) just be happy with it.

The only thing you can do, if you're willing to risk your card, is try flashing a BIOS from another ASUS RX470. Chances are good that it might not work at all if you do this, though...

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

Just had a quick look there none with the same device and sub system id I could find so would need to mod a bios in PBE to be able to flash it with a non mining bios file though op needs to clarify if the gpu actually works in games, if so then there's no need to flash it anyway

hat said:
Yeah, a mining card isn't going to have an official "gaming" BIOS. These cards, after all, were intended for mining...

That said, if it works (assuming you got a good deal on it) just be happy with it.

The only thing you can do, if you're willing to risk your card, is try flashing a BIOS from another ASUS RX470. Chances are good that it might not work at all if you do this, though...

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
Hello, Welcome to TechPowerUp. Your call is important to us. Unfortunately all lines are busy, Please hold the line and an operator will be with you as soon as they are available <waiting queue music>

@eidairaman1

Can i suggest that you prepare your card by removing the cooler and giving us a picture of the GPU die itself and of the memory. Seeing the model numbers on both will greatly reduce the time needed in finding the right bios. a MPN or SKU number would also be helpful.

Here these are the stuff i could find on the card maybe useful things In those ... and I think memory controllers are made by Samsung ... . An other thing is I think the card looks similar to Expedition versions of Asus Graphics card .... like RX570 Expedition

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

MTF96zn said:
Here these are the stuff i could find on the card maybe useful things In those ... and I think memory controllers are made by Samsung ... . An other thing is I think the card looks similar to Expedition versions of Asus Graphics card .... like RX570 Expedition

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Does the card actually work in games or not?

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

NdMk2o1o said:
Does the card actually work in games or not?

I just Tested in PUBG and it worked fine I guess coz I never had a RX 470 before so I cant be sure if the Bios or card is suitable for gaming without flashing a MODDED BIOS ... The rig manged to hit 130fps on medium- High setting 1080p ....

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

OK then leave it alone this isn't a bios modded mining card is a mfr mining labeled card but will run games just the same as non mining card and usually there is no difference apart from maybe lack of display connectors. There's no way to flash the bios to change it without modding it and no reason to as the card works. Had it been a card that someone had flashed with a "mining" bios and crashed in games then you would look at flashing the original bios onto the card to fix it, but that's not the case here.

hat · Mar 10, 2019

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Chances are you'll break it yourself. Sounds like it works fine for gaming, so just leave it be...

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

ah ok I will test it and will report back thanks for your time and the effort you put in the matter guyz ...

Hello again
I have tested several games and there are some problems... first PUBG and World of Tanks are running ok but games like BF1 and Apex are not working correct after running these games system restarts and some times there will be a Blue Screen of Death and I'm not sure that whats wrong ... I didn't OC the card
I'm really seeing forward to help me out with this matter ... Thank you alot :love:

eidairaman1 · Mar 10, 2019

MTF96zn said:
ah ok I will test it and will report back thanks for your time and the effort you put in the matter guyz ...

Hello again
I have tested several games and there are some problems... first PUBG and World of Tanks are running ok but games like BF1 and Apex are not working correct after running these games system restarts and some times there will be a Blue Screen of Death and I'm not sure that whats wrong ... I didn't OC the card
I'm really seeing forward to help me out with this matter ... Thank you alot

Its the ram timings, they need to be loosened

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

eidairaman1 said:
Its the ram timings, they need to be loosened

The ram timings ? you mean these 1600mhz 1333mhz ?
I didn't not have any problems when using R7 360 asus

eidairaman1 · Mar 10, 2019

MTF96zn said:
The ram timings ? you mean these 1600mhz 1333mhz ?
I didn't not have any problems when using R7 360 asus

No no, on the gpu, it would need a bios mod for that to work, plus possible voltage adjustments.

@NdMk2o1o, @Final_Fighter @MrGenius y'all want to show him how to mod his existing bios with memory timings and voltages?

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

MTF96zn said:
The ram timings ? you mean these 1600mhz 1333mhz ?
I didn't not have any problems when using R7 360 asus

Can you dump your vbios using the gpuz save bios feature and upload it as a zip file

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

NdMk2o1o said:
Can you dump your vbios using the gpuz save bios feature and upload it as a zip file

Here it is I made a backup from BIOS ....

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

I'll take a look in a bit when I can get on my pc

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

NdMk2o1o said:
I'll take a look in a bit when I can get on my pc

Thanks m8
an I forgot to mention that GPUs thermal sensor shows 76C or 167F is it normal for this card in 100% load? coz in the video in first post it was lower after refreshing thermal paste I did changed it with new one but not much changed

eidairaman1 · Mar 10, 2019

MTF96zn said:
Thanks m8
an I forgot to mention that GPUs thermal sensor shows 76C or 167F is it normal for this card in 100% load? coz in the video in first post it was lower after refreshing thermal paste I did changed it with new one but not much changed

Takes time, make sure screws are tightened in cross pattern

MTF96zn · Mar 10, 2019

eidairaman1 said:
Takes time, make sure screws are tightened in cross pattern

I'm damn sure it is tightened very good and every thing is carefully checked ...

NdMk2o1o · Mar 10, 2019

ok I'm gonna have a look at this for you now and see what's what.

Final_Fighter · Mar 10, 2019

let me look.

here you go. i took the timmings from another rx470 of mine that used the same memory and applied them to your bios. also the power settings on the card were severely lower than a stock rx470 so i modified them to reflect a stock rx470.

good luck.

System Name	Problem Maker RIG
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68V-Pro-GEN 3 (2015/04/07 BIOS 3802)
Cooling	Green Notus-200
Memory	Corsair (2*4) DDR3 1600 XMS3 8 GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS-RX470-Mining-4GB-LED-S
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 rpm 64 mb
Case	Green Magnum EVO
Power Supply	Top Power G7-Smart 850watt

System Name	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
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System Name	Problem Maker RIG
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68V-Pro-GEN 3 (2015/04/07 BIOS 3802)
Cooling	Green Notus-200
Memory	Corsair (2*4) DDR3 1600 XMS3 8 GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS-RX470-Mining-4GB-LED-S
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Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
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System Name	Problem Maker RIG
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68V-Pro-GEN 3 (2015/04/07 BIOS 3802)
Cooling	Green Notus-200
Memory	Corsair (2*4) DDR3 1600 XMS3 8 GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS-RX470-Mining-4GB-LED-S
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 rpm 64 mb
Case	Green Magnum EVO
Power Supply	Top Power G7-Smart 850watt

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