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Best RAM and MHZ for Maximus V Formula

HiI have a Maximus V Formula motherboard in my new build ( currently still in progress) and have pretty much decided on Gskill RAM for it. And totalling 16 GB 2x8 GB .It will be using my i7 3700k cpu but i realy dont know what speed RAM to go ...

aeneon by • Level 7
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First time full build.

First I would like to say hello. This will be my first full scratch build. I want to go a little wild with this one. I'm basing this off the maximus VI Impact. I would like this to be a smaller build beings it will travel with me. Budget: $2-3000Main...

Is my build worthy?

Ok, so here I am finally with a build worthy of being considered in this forum, I hope. Been playing around with computers for many years so I understand the basics. I have finally built a quality machine that gives me some upgrade options down the r...

Using ROG connect

Hey everyone, I have a Asus Maximus V Formula board, I also have the Aquacomputer Aquaero 6 that I use to monitor my water flow and water temps as well as some other things. I want to start overclocking my rig but I want to monitor my cpu and board t...

Water flow and tempature monitoring

Hello everyone, I have recently finished building a new gaming pc and I installed a flow meter and tempature sensor on my water cooloing loop to monitor during gaming sessions. I cant find a monitor that I am happy with. I wanted the rog dual bay fro...

Air Cooling Issue and a odd question

Hello I am using a Noctua NH-U9B SE2. The cooler did not come with 4-pin fans, I used it for a bit with just 3 pin fans, then recently switched over to Noctua 90mm 4 pin fans. I have noticed since switching the idle temp is now around 32- 36ᴄ before...

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Which PCI-E slot is best?

I've just finished installing my new Rampage board and re-running cables and am wondering which slot would be best for my single EVGA GTX 780. Is there an advantage to putting it in an x16 slot vs x8? The top slot puts it very close to the bottoms of...

woodart by • Level 7
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2 ROG Z87 motherboards, very different memory bandwidth?

I'm researching a new build and am considering the Z87 Gene or Impact. But a couple of reviews of the Gene show some low benchmarks that seem too low for such a high performance MB. Specifically, a couple of SiSoft Sandra memory bandwidth tests (Ge...

seryat by • Level 7
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First pc build (Advice on Component Compatibility)

Hi guys. I'm new hear and new to pc building. I'v chosen the components I like. I'm really hear for ur advice on the build as I have little knowledge and really want this to be a rock solid build!The system will be for high end competitive gaming mos...

raskillz by • Level 7
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Advice on UPS/Surge Supressor for my Build

Hello everyone! I need to know what UPS/Surge Suppressor is recommended for my setup which is:-ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard-ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Expre...