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Impact VIII blank screen

HelloI am having an issue with my new build. I'm not sure what's broken, I'm wondering if its the motherboard. Can anyone give me some advice?What HappenI built my computer and got through the window install. As it was loading the desktop for the fir...

Cant update bios, and sound problems

So I just built this new rig.....Maximus ROG hero 8 (of course)i7 6700k16 gb 2400Mhz ddr4Multiple SSD'sSli'd Nvidia 760's (old but Ill replace them later on)My first issue is that every single BIOS file on the asus website does not work for me. Ive p...

Maximus VIII Gene code 00 after BIOS Update

I installed these components in a complete new configurationMobo MAXIMUS VIII GENE Rev 1.03 Bios 1504CPU I7 6700T- 2.8 GHzMem 16 GB (2x8) DDR4 Corsair Vengeanze LPX DDR4 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 3200 GHzThe first times the mobo displayed 55 code, "memor...

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO UEFI latency

Hello everyone,1 month ago, I changed a few details in my system (new RAM, which is 32Gb DDR4 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX and a new amsung SSD 950 Pro Series NVMe M.2 2280 256GB for OS instead of 240GB Kingston HyperX Predator, also I changed my PS...

Xonzr Phoebus Maximus VIII Formula SupremeFX 2015 vs Xonzr Phoebus

Hi I just build a new system using the Maximus VIII Formula. My question is should I use my Xonar Phoebus sound card that I purchased several years ago, or should I just use the Formula SupremeFX sound system? I don't use speakers at all, just my Sen...

New BIOS 1504

At least for the Hero:MAXIMUS VIII HERO BIOS 1504Improve system stability.http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/MAXIMUS_VIII_HERO/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO-ASUS-1504.zip

Trying to raid 2 x Samsung 950 pro PCIe X4 NVME M.2 ?

Don't bother, the Maximus Viii hero does not support it, as Squaker mentioned in his "Disappointing Hero thread" Like Squaker I am also very disappointed, I have wasted days thinking it was me mis-configuring something. I saw the Asus ROG guide on ho...

Max Hero VIII Impedance detection to high

When i use the front audio jacks for the Automatic Impedance detection its sets it too high. It did this for a pair of 30$ head phones which put it at around 320!! Which was way to high for the headset i was using. I now have a nice pair of Zenn Game...

System will not reboot or shut down [Windows 10]

I've tracked the issue down to the Intel Management Engine Interface. If I disable it, I can restart and shut down the system as usual but as long as it's on, the system will not obey.Many other users with other Windows 10 systems are experiencing th...

kingston ram not running at rated speed(2666)

I bought a Maximus VIII ranger and combined it with:Intel i7 6700kKingston HyperX Savage HX426C13SB2K2/16 (2x8GB ddr4 2666MHz)NZXT kraken x61samsung 950 pro 256GBI tried using the xmp profile to set the memory to 266MHz, but whatever I did it wouldn'...

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