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VIII Hero with external DAC

I would like to know if buying an external DAC (e.g. Creative Sound Blaster E5) would be a nice addition to the onboard soundcard of the VIII Hero.I would use this soundcard mainly for my Sennheiser HD598 headphones.Or does someone has other suggesti...

Anyone else find Gamefirst an obstacle to good internet (problems with ventrillo) ?

I installed all the ASUS software that came with my Motherboard, figured these guys were the specialists!However I use Vent a lot, and my sound (in&out) was always juttery //intemittent, was fine on my old much worse PC.I'd then start up the Gamefirs...

Maximus VIII Extreme - m.2 and SATA RAID

I know there are issues with this on the Hero, but does the Extreme allow you to set up SATA RAID and use a non-RAID m.2 at the same time?

How to build Intel RAID and keep M.2 available !

Found some people M.2 disappeared when set RAID , just tried out a way can work , share the step of BIOS setting as below: 1. Boot\CSM (Compatibility Support Module) ==> Launch CSM [set as "Disable"] 2. Advanced\PCH Storage Configuration ==> SATA Mod...

Crash on Boot Event ID 56 ACPI 5

Does anyone else have this issue? About every 4 or 5 boots I have a total lockup with this error in event viewer. I have read where others have had the problem. but have not seen a fix yet.

M8H and OC Panel

I have just completed my M8H build and have my OC panel connected. When it was first booted everything on the OC panel display worked including the BCLK and Ratio. Since updating BIOS to the current, they now appear as 0.0 and 0 respectively.Running ...

Chassis fans on IMPACT VIII

Hi everyone! I bought impact viii alongside a silverstone ftz01, which has three fans.I only have ONE chassis fan connector on the impact, and I got the little fan extension card but I'm clueless on how to install it anywhere on the motherboard/case....

Max VIII Hero nVidia Video Card Unrecognized

Greetings,My Skylake build went super smooth except for the graphics card. I installed an EVGA GTX-770 (around 2 years old) - it's aPCI-e 3.0/16 compatible card so I first installed it in the top PCIEX16 slot on the board - fans would turn, but the c...

No Video Output with Intel GPU

Hello,I do not have any signal when using the IGFX thought HDMI, The screen has VGA + DVI inputs (Samsung Full HD SA300), i'm using HDMI/DVI Adapter.I have tested the PC with a TV and it worked fine. (HDMI to HDMI) The monitor also works fine with my...

Can't secure erase M.2 950 PRO Samsung

Hi,M.2 950 PRO Samsung drive, can not secure erase on Maximus VIII Hero BIOS 1202Tried usb method (Magician 4.9) cant find drive, MB secure erase will not touch drive as it is a boot drive, of couse you cant do it from windows using Magician 4.9.Trie...

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