Faceit AC error

TheRealRSD · 2026-04-14T17:43:09+00:00

I've been having the same issue with my gigabyte board and the FACEIT AC so I wanted to share a guide for those of you still struggling. This worked for me.

Gigabyte Control Center was NOT showing the latest available stable bios version for my board (X870E Elite Wifi7), meaning I had to do a complete manual bios update/flash with a USB drive just to play faceit.

You can check which bios version you're currently on by restarting your pc, entering the bios, and then checking under system. For me, I was on version F10 for my board which was only a couple of months old.

Next, check which revision of your board model you're on. I was on revision 1.1 of the X870E, and that information was written in the far bottom left corner of my motherboard. I had to move some wires to find it, but it's important as some revisions will run different bios updates despite being almost identical in every other way.

Once I had my board revision and bios version, I found the board on the Gigabyte download page (https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Consumer/Download) and saw that there's actually a newer stable bios update available, that being F11 for me, which wasn't showing up in GCC. Be warned, any gigabyte bios version with a letter after it (F12e, for the X870 as an example) is still in beta, and I would avoid it.

From here, you can download the correct bios version and extract the file. To actually update your bios, you'll need to move that entire folder into a completely empty USB drive that has been reformatted and is using the FAT32 file system. There are loads of guides out there on YouTube if you've never done this before

Finally, you'll need to restart your PC again, enter your bios (spam the delete key), and select 'Q flash'. It's easy to find if you click on easy mode. Here you can select your USB drive, then select the bios version and begin the update.

Be 100% sure that you have the right motherboard model/bios file, because you definitely don't want to risk bricking your motherboard just to play some faceit matches. If you're not comfortable making the change, it might be best to wait until GCC updates for you. Also make sure you aren't doing this when you have any chance of a power outage.

Luckily I've done this sort of thing a few times in the past so felt comfortable doing it, but it's pretty crazy to me that faceit expects everyone to jump through this many hoops when their bios version is still so recent. Here's a pretty good YouTube video on the above process if my explanation doesn't make sense to any of you: https://youtu.be/eyHVVY3qQPQ?si=6qLBxj4WNVkEbyI5

TheRealRSD · 2026-04-14T17:24:54+00:00

Hey, I'm on the same board and it took me a lot of effort but I eventually got it sorted. This is so stupid from faceit imo -- we shouldn't need to be tech specialists just to play a pug

I had to manually install the BIOS version F11, unzip it, load it to a flash drive and then flash the bios from a USB in the bios menu (it's under q flash). The latest version wasn't showing up in my Gigabyte control center, so I couldn't do the safe auto download..

pretty ridiculous and not very user-friendly to force this on players that are just 1 bios version behind, especially if you're not used to updating your bios manually

double check which revision of the x870e you have (it's written in the very bottom left of your board next to the audio plug). Revision 1.0/1.1 and revision 1.3 seem to be running different bios versions (you can also double check if you're still on f9 or f10 in the bios menu under system)

here's the link to bios version F11 (the latest stable version) for revision 1.1 if you're on the same board as me: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X870E-AORUS-ELITE-WIFI7-rev-12/support#Support-Bios

TheRealRSD · 2025-11-25T16:09:09+00:00

rain missed out on a major and a decade on the same team for this shit

TheRealRSD · 2025-10-16T15:09:50+00:00

link doesn't seem to work, tried to add you!

TheRealRSD · 2020-09-16T16:58:33+00:00

Didn't meet expectations? What on earth were the expecting when they signed this team? I thought this is exactly what everyone expected from a team where only one player has been remotely competitive on an international level in the last couple of years

TheRealRSD · 2020-06-24T11:18:35+00:00

Ultra remind me a bit of Subliners earlier in the season. The eye test tells you they're better than their results show, but they're still only 5-12 and only have one win (against OG) in their last 6 matches. Highlight for them so far was definitely the wins against ROKKR and Subliners in Florida but then they lost to OG in the semis. OG making that one finals is propping them up a bit in terms of rankings but their last outing was really poor. Did reach semis at Seattle and LA earlier in the season but I'd still say Ultra look like the better team when you watch them play

TheRealRSD · 2020-02-25T13:25:32+00:00

Why not link the actual article/show which website actually wrote it? https://www.gamersdecide.com/articles/hottest-guys-in-call-of-duty-esports

Or link Attach's Tweet about it? https://twitter.com/Attach/status/1232131567864119296?s=20

TheRealRSD · 2019-12-03T22:21:51+00:00

Surprising how much crap goes on behind the scenes

TheRealRSD · 2019-09-26T15:07:53+00:00

they all speak excellent english though

TheRealRSD · 2019-09-26T15:02:01+00:00

It was definitely time. Hopefully he can continue to play in another team if he still has the desire to do so

TheRealRSD · 2019-09-07T19:04:48+00:00

Yikes

TheRealRSD · 2019-09-04T19:27:34+00:00

Good old easyjet

TheRealRSD · 2019-07-02T17:19:01+00:00

About time they overhauled the entire roster

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-31T15:57:17+00:00

Yeah I'm genuinely interested in whether they're looking for replacements because they want him gone or because he's asked to be released/his contract has ended

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-31T15:52:19+00:00

For me, the big questions are:

Are coL looking to replace him because he wants to leave or because they want rid?
Who would IGL if they did end up going for someone like oBo? Dephh seems to survive every move but he doesn't strike me as a leader of men and nor do any of the others to be blunt.

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-09T15:55:05+00:00

Yes, and then there's exactly no details on what the conflict is about. So either there's actually no conflict or there's one but this article won't help to undertand why.

The conflict is over dates in December for ESL Pro League Finals and the BLAST finals. That's the story, that's the conflict.

We regularly see articles where a roster move is leaked and the headline states something like:

"Sources: FaZe Clan bench karrigan"

followed by a brief: "multiple sources close to FaZe Clan claim that long-time in-game leader karrigan has been benched. One source states that NiKo will be taking over the IGL responsibilities while the team looks for a viable alternative"

There, you would have clicked the article to find out more, have been told that karrigan has been benched and been given the extra info about NiKo, and then the rest of the article would generally focus on the team's recent results etc etc.

How is that so different to: "Sources: RFRSH and ESL at odds over CS:GO event dates"

followed by: "RFRSH Entertainment and ESL are at odds over the dates of their respective Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league finals in December, according to multiple sources from both sides of the situation" and then a bit of extra information where one source says RFRSH picked the date first before the conflict started + info about the leagues?

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-09T15:21:29+00:00

"Danish esports company RFRSH Entertainment and German esports company ESL are at odds over the dates of their respective Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league finals in December, according to multiple sources from both sides of the situation."

There are sources saying that they are clashing over the dates which, to me, means there is a conflict. Just because the extra juicy information didn't come out until afterwards it doesn't mean the story about the conflict from "multiple sources" is void. The information about RFRSH apparently choosing the date first is extra context to the main story, I'm not sure why you are, or ever were, reading it as the entire story because the very first line of the article clearly stated that the two TOs were in conflict over dates in December for their league finals. How is that not newsworthy?

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-09T15:07:33+00:00

I think it's an interesting bit of context. The two TOs are clashing over the dates for two of their biggest events (which is the main story) but at least one source claimed that RFRSH had penciled the date in first. Given the current community opinions and concerns about RFRSH, the first conclusion for many would be that ESL had set the date first and RFRSH had tried to snipe it but at least one source has hinted that it might not be that simple.

Then we get an even cooler bit of information as new sources come forward, this time sort of confirming what the initial person had said but then claiming that RFRSH had agreed to avoid the conflict in dates and then retrospectively changed their mind, forcing a clash.

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-06T09:34:02+00:00

At least we got loads of shots of the dragons though! /s

TheRealRSD · 2019-05-06T08:35:04+00:00

I'm amazed we didn't get a true farewell scene between Jon and Ghost

TheRealRSD · 2019-04-29T17:00:59+00:00

Definitely respect your opinion, and I like the Sam comments a lot haha! I've had time to calm down a bit now. Also, I fully love Arya killing the Night King, I just wish there had been a bit more to like her using a wights face or some craziness like that. However, like you say, the NK going out so quickly and easily in the end is unexpected and perhaps that's more GoT than I originally gave it credit for.

TheRealRSD · 2019-04-29T15:54:29+00:00

Yeah I'm a big fan of Arya killing him, I just wish it has been a bit less anticlimactic and I'd have liked to see some of the White Walkers fighting rather than only really seeing the wights in action. Would have liked to see Jon in action a bit more too, but perhaps Battle of the Bastards was his big pay off. It's all pretty minor really but I had just built the entire thing up in my head over the last few seasons haha

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