Would this run, albeit short, pass for a temperature test? I know the temps on the cores bounce above 80 briefly, but then return to reasonable levels. My question is: Should the test fail if ANY core touches the 80 degree mark or is it whatever your...

This is where I'm at:Followed the, ASUS X99 Motherboards – Easy 4.2GHz OC Setup Guide and was able to get to the desktop and perform a fifteen minute stress-test with temps below 70. Also used the machine to trans code video all day with 100% CPU loa...

Alright I'm on the verge of sending this board back and getting something different. I've never had a board this temperamental! First time I installed Windows and got everything just right, I was doing some last minute cable management and accidental...

Listening to JJ and Paul from Newegg discuss the X99 boards and their "Auto-overclocking features" made me really want it. The way it sounds is a semi-pro level OC in a fraction of the time, all dependent on MY individual cooling/RAM/CPU quality etc...