MSI R9 290 Gaming 4G - BSOD - needs Bios update?

Since installing this card I keep getting BSOD at random times, usually during gaming.
I have 800w PSU, and the system was totally stable until adding this card. Latest ATI drivers 14.9 Win 7 64bit.
I want to try updating the GPU BIOS but can't find any on the support page on MSI website..
I have saved the GPU BIOS as a file "Hawaii.rom" using GPU-Z and I have my S/N for the card.. what do I do next?
Btw... Live update 6 doesn't even start it just crashes so can't use that.

Quote from: dave1145 on 22-October-14, 00:30:42
(I have updated system specs in sig)
The current GPU BIOS is:
015.042.000.000
Useless.
Follow this: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167763.0
Also: >>Posting Guide<< might not be vBIOS of the card but something else.

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[Inline mode=1]
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Decompress the attached .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
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MSI R9 290 GAMING 4G
S/N: 602-V308-02SB1401020608
Link to current vbios:
_https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn5qoj4kujhyx8t/Hawaii.rom?dl=0
screenshot of CPU-Z:
edit: i may have put this in the wrong section..

here it is, attached below
flash guide:
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Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the provided archive (131.rar) and put the included file (TV308MH.131) on that stick.
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Quote from: flobelix on 07-March-15, 22:45:45
You can inrease gpu clockrate in little steps with >>MSI Afterburner<<. If it gets unstable reduce clockrate by a step until it is stable again. GPU will have better performance as long as it is not bottlenecked by the cpu.
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Thank you both for the prompt replies. I'm learning a lot.
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We are sorry to hear you were unable to get two kits working in the same system. It is not guaranteed two kits can operate at the rated specifications since they were not pre-matched, tested, and guaranteed at factory. With multi-channel motherboards, perfectly matching memory is necessary to achieve high frequency. This is why we must offer high capacity 32GB, 64GB kits, otherwise we can just sell one module at a time and have you purchase as many as you need. Unfortunately, memory does not work that way. If you purchase a 16GB kit rated at DDR3-2133, you should have absolutely no issues. For any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us directly for assistance.
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here is a screen shot of what i mean.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yvouscpzjcghpeu/Screenshot%202014-02-16%2012.22.10.png
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I don't agree with this. The people that were having problems had the GTX675M/GTX675MX cards. This would be the first person I've seen with a problem on a GTX680M. So, I don't really think this is 100% driver related.
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