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Can we talk Z170 and NMVE SSDs?

Like many, I'm trying to make sense of this new wave of NVME SSDs before selecting the appropriate Asus board. As far as I understand there are two implementations of NVME, the PCIE card (Intel 750) and the M.2 (or U.2?) interface (SM 951). I can't s...

motherboard doesn't detect sata 2

Hi I just joined the forum today, I am facing a problem with my new desktop. I have a maximus viii ranger, and I was trying to install an old hd drive sata 2 but the bios doesn't recognise anything. All ports are set as enable, I tried different sata...

using Intel 750 SSD

I'm planning a new build on the Maximus VIII Hero board along with the Intel core i7 6700k.It will include the new Intel 750 SSD add in card for Windows 10 64 bit.If I put my video card (980Ti) in the PCI slot closest to the CPU, and the 750 in the s...

Maximus VIII Gene availability in Europe\Germany

Hi,I've ordered the above mentioned mainboard a week ago in Germany, since then the delivery date is being pushed forward day by day with no final date in sight.Has anyone been able to get one as of late, is there a supply problem, maybe someone know...

UEFI, aint got a clue, do i.............

UEFI, aint got a clue, do i need to do anything special when i install win 7 or 10 onto my new pc useing the hero viii motherbard ? i came across the link below, all i have ever done in the past is chuck my operating system disc in the drive and inst...

Maximus VIII Hero - PLX? And SLI on Skylake...

Just curious if anybody knows if the VIII Hero uses a PLX chip for extra PCIe lanes like the Extreme?The reason I ask is that there are some reports from early adopters that the PLX chips add too much latency and there are users even with "simple" du...

My 200r case only has a 2 pin Reset SW cable but......

My Corsair 200r case only has a 2 pin Reset SW connector, but my hero viii motherboards front I/O connector has 3 pins for it(Ground,Reset,+3v) so what 2 pins do i use, cheers

Urgent help please.......

Got what seems a major problem when connecting my Evga G2 850 watt power supply EPS12V/CPU 8 pin cable to the hero viii 4-pin/8-pin EATX12 V power plug on motherboard, the 2 x 4 connectors coming from the power supply, only one matches up with the 8 ...

Maximus VIII Hero Big Difference Between CPU VID and CPU Core

I am a fairly novice builder so I apologize if I am doing something silly/have a silly question. I am configuring a VIII Hero motherboard with i5-6600K and am very concerned about the voltages. Namely the values I set in BIOS seem to be largely ign...

Maximus VIII Gene - Keybot

Is there anything special that needs to be done to get the special keypresses to work while the PC is switched off (ie. to turn on, or to boot into the BIOS)?I do have the Keybot app switched On, and are using a generic USB keyboard in the 'Keybot'...

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