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Maximus VIII Extreme and OCZ RevoDrive3 x2 compatibility

I have compatibility problem with my Ocz SSD drive on PCIE x4_4 slot. After reading the manual I set my graphic card (GTX 690) on 1st PCIe 3.0 x16/x8_1 slot (CPU lanes) and my SSD drive on PCIE x4_4 slot (PCH lanes). I believe that CPU provide all 16...

EK DBAY D5 PWM Pump/Reservoir Combo control manual

Hello there.I'm using this product. but I want to manual control. Which should I use the fan controller? maximus formula motherboard viii d. but very difficult to be controlled. I also want to use the fan controller.https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-d5-pw...

Random BSODs on brand new PC build :-(

Hello, I recently purchased a brand new system:ASUS Z170 Pro GamingIntel Core i7-6700KKingston HX428C14PBK4/16(XMP) 4x4gb 2800mhzSamsung 850 PRO 256GB (MZ-7KE256BW)MSI nVidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB 384bit GTX 980Ti 6GD5T OC Win 10 Pro 64bitCouldn't e...

i5 6600k to 6700k slower boot times

I recently upgraded and noticed that my boot times were longer by about 10 seconds after installing the new i7. I updated the bios to the newest and have xmp running and the i7 at 4.6Max Hero viii

(NEW) Realtek High Definition Audio (HDA) R2.8x (7745) WHQL

Most of ASUS Z170 [INTEL] motherboards use REALTEK codecs sound cards.the latest drivers from REALTEK which has ASUS SONIC SOUND SOFTWARE integratedRealtek High Definition Audio (HDA) R2.8x (7745) WHQL http://www.station-drivers.com/index.php?option=...

Q-Code A2 on boot causing hang VIII Ranger

Hi, I'm experiencing a rather long hang during POST when the A2 code pops up. Everything starts very quickly within a matter of seconds, and my post time would be very quick, but the A2 code takes up at least 2/3rd of my post. After the code, Windo...

ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming - Coil whine issues - different PSUs tested

Hello,I realize I'm not currently in the right forum, but I have been trying to find a solution to these issues and haven't been able to do so over the past three weeks.Three weeks ago I purchased an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard. I noticed an ele...

ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Ram problems.

My first post and my first ROG motherboard.Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Motherboard. 2x Kingston HyperX Savage DDR4 2800MHz 16BG KIT total 32GB Ram.The problem is. Everything works fine until I'll try to play a game. Then everything seems fine, b...

Hero Alpha crackling sound in games

I have crackling sound like on old LP record when playing games. And only when playing games. And this give me latency issues. I have tryed disable wi-fi and bluethoot in bios, disable one by one Devises/driver/program in Device Manager, older driver...

Maximus Viii USB / device issues

Hi guys, this is my first post on this forum and Im hoping I can get some insight into my issue. Could not find anything specific to my issue.Built a new pc about a month ago and have been having issues ever since. The issue is that randomly hardware...

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