ASUS Armoury Crate

andiey · Nov 17, 2019

What does this app do?

Just setup a new Asus rig, about to download all divers and utilities. Came across this name, wonder if that is a bloat...

mstenholm · Nov 17, 2019

andiey said:
What does this app do?

Just setup a new Asus rig, about to download all divers and utilities. Came across this name, wonder if that is a bloat...

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The files themselves, which total around 3.6 MB in size, appear harmless, and belong to an ASUS-made program called "ASUS Armoury Crate." This program fetches the latest drivers for your hardware from ASUS servers, and installs them for you in an automated process with little user-intervention.23. okt. 2018

andiey · Nov 17, 2019

A bloat so to speak!

Space Lynx · Nov 17, 2019

Nonsense as usual. I never even look at my motherboard page for software. I just install my chipset and graphics, then plug in internet and let win 10 do the rest. lol

xtreemchaos · Nov 17, 2019

I had it install with my ROG flare keyboard but kept promping me to update but I was on the latest ver already so I uninstalled and used the keyboards onboard memory to store the rbg stuff.

Bill_Bright · Nov 17, 2019

lynx29 said:
Nonsense as usual. I never even look at my motherboard page for software. I just install my chipset and graphics, then plug in internet and let win 10 do the rest. lol

I agree. On new builds, I will look at the board's website to see if there is a BIOS firmware update that applies to me. But if none, I don't worry about it.

I am also the same with SSDs and printing devices too. W10 knows how to manage SSDs just fine. So while I love my Samsung SSDs, I never install Samsung Magician. It is not needed. And for printing devices, I never - as in NEVER EVER install any of the software from the included disks. If W10 does not have the necessary "basic" drivers (which is rare these days), you can typically find just the basic drivers on the device's web page. And FTR, that is true for most AiO printing devices too.

andiey · Nov 18, 2019

If I recall correctly, updating BIOS can be irreversible
Is it safe to update the BIOS and is it necessary if it runs without any problems?

biffzinker · Nov 18, 2019

andiey said:
If I recall correctly, updating BIOS can be irreversible
Is it safe to update the BIOS and is it necessary if it runs without any problems?

If your not experience any issues I wouldn't be to concerned with updating to the latest except for the reoccurring Intel microcode updates. Although Windows has always been capable of updating the microcode.

andiey · Nov 18, 2019

biffzinker said:
If your not experience any issues I wouldn't be to concerned with updating to the latest except for the reoccurring Intel microcode updates. Although Windows has always been capable of updating the microcode.

Yes, in one of my previous builds some 10 years ago, Asus technical support actually told me the same. That one, I screwed up a bit on the BIOS. Ok, I better leave it as this is a new system and it has mission to be carried out for the next few years - GAMING! :rockout:

biffzinker · Nov 18, 2019

Updating the BIOS on the latest boards for me has been trouble free. All you need is a FAT32 formatted flash drive with the BIOS image file. All recent boards have a flasher built into the firmware. Just hope the power doesn't go out flashing unless on a UPS.

Sometimes the updates add features or improve performance so it's up to you really.

btarunr · Nov 18, 2019

We did a report on this last year.

ASUS Z390 Motherboards Automatically Push Software into Your Windows Installation

During testing for our Intel Core i9-9900K review we found out that new ASUS Z390 motherboards automatically install software and drivers to your Windows 10 System, without the need for network access, and without any user knowledge or confirmation. This process happens in complete...

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Processor	Intel Core i5-9600K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix Z390-F
Cooling	Corsair H100i PRO
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000MHz, CL15, (Red)
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX 570 4GB OC version
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 internal SSD
Display(s)	BenQ GW2270 (1920x 1080) 60 MHz
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB
Power Supply	Corsair RMi 850i
Keyboard	Cougar Vantar

System Name	The work PC /2700x/5950x
Processor	3900X stock/ 2700x stock/ 5950x 4200 MHz fixed @ 1,056-1,08V
Motherboard	Gigabyte AORUS Master X570/2xMSI X470 M7 AC
Cooling	Custom WC XSPC RX480, Laing DDC, XSPC Laing DDC Top V3 and EK Velocity/NH15/NH-U12S SE
Memory	32 GB Viper 3600/14 /16 GB Trident Z F4-4000C18D-16GTZSW 3600 /32 GB G Skill Flare CL14 3400
Video Card(s)	2070 Super X MSI/GTX 970 MSI/ GTX 970 MSI
Storage	1 TB SSD+500 GB NVMe / 500 GB SSD/ 500 GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2518D/2408WFP
Case	Corsair 800D / Lian test bench/NZXT 500
Power Supply	AX 850 Titanium/AX 860i/AX 760
Software	Dual boot/Win 7 & 10 / Linux / Win 10

System Name	Button
Processor	Intel Core i5-9600K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix Z390-F
Cooling	Corsair H100i PRO
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000MHz, CL15, (Red)
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX 570 4GB OC version
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 internal SSD
Display(s)	BenQ GW2270 (1920x 1080) 60 MHz
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB
Power Supply	Corsair RMi 850i
Keyboard	Cougar Vantar

System Name	1.FortySe7en VR rig 2. intel teliscope rig 3.MSI GP72MVR Leopard Pro .E-52699, Xeon play thing
Processor	1.3900x @stock 2. i7 7700k @5. 3. i7 7700hq
Motherboard	1.aorus x570 ultra 2. z270 Maximus IX Hero,4 MR9A PRO ATX X99
Cooling	1.Hard tube loop, cpu and gpu 2. Hard loop cpu and gpu 4 360 AIO
Memory	1.Gskill neo @3600 32gb 2.hyperxfury 32gb @3000 3. 16gb hyperx @2400 4 64GB 2133 in quad channel
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Display(s)	1.LG 50" UHD , oculus rift S.2 MSI Optix MAG342C UWHD. SONY bravia 1080p, . 3.17" 120 hz display
Case	1. Thermaltake P5 2. Thermaltake P3
Audio Device(s)	1 Onboard 2 Onboard 3 Onboard
Power Supply	1.seasonic gx 850w 2. seasonic gx 750w. 4 RM850w
Mouse	1 ROG Gladius 2 Corsair m65 pro
Keyboard	1. ROG Strix Flare 2. Corsair F75 RBG 3. steelseries RBG
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Processor	Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.9GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Rev 1.0
Cooling	Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung S24E650BW LED x 2
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 550W G2 Gold
Mouse	Logitech M190
Keyboard	Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050
Software	W10 Pro 64-bit

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ASUS Z390 Motherboards Automatically Push Software into Your Windows Installation

Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
Memory	VENGEANCE LPX 2 x 16GB DDR4-3600 C18 OCed 3800
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500 GB, 870 QVO 1 TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S (PH-EC416PS)
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 310
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-bit v22H2

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro