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RGB strip length more than 2m

Hello everyone!I bought a 5 meter long RGB LED strip and cut into 2 equal pieces for lighting up the top and bottom of my desk. Then, using a Y-splitter, I connected them to the M8F's RGB Header and they are working perfectly in all modes with very g...

7700k oc to 5Ghz

Hello ppl , Can please someone tell me what settings I have to make in bios to go at 5Ghz.I have a custom water loop and I am stable at 4.8 Ghz with all auto , I have maximums viii extreme. Thank in advance Στάλθηκε από το SM-G935F μου χρησιμοποιώντ...

[solution] windows doesnt shutdown on maximus boards

after i got my Maximus Hero 8 Board i had 2-3 stressful weeks because Windows wouldnt shutdown fully and properly the shutdown page with the shutdown message stays until i get a bsod after about 10mins the board is still alive fans rotate lights are ...

Minimum CPU Fan speed lower than 60 % ?

is there anyway to lower the cpu fan speed to say 30 or 40, got a corsair hydro cooler and would like to lower the fan speeds on the radiator to a bit less as it's a bit noisy, sorted the case ones but can't lower the cpu fan, 60 % is far too high.

Impact viii m.2

I thought you couldn't use M.2 in Impact VIII?When looking at latest bios for the Impact VIIII noticed it mentioned M.2.. can someone explain?MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT BIOS 3201- Improved CPU compatibility- Fixed wake-up function when using some PCIE devic...

Maximus VIII Extreme wont shut down completely

Hello there, its my first thread here, i ran into an issue lately, let me first post my entire buildCase - Corsair obsidian 900DMOBO -Asus maximus viii extremeRam - Corsair vengeance Led DDR4 3200 32gbCPU - intel I7 6700k oc 4.6ghzSSD samsung evo 850...

VIII Gene CPU Frequency Keeps Fluctuating?

I have a dead solid overclock of 4.7 GHZ on my 7700k at 1.22 volts. Problem is my frenquency keeps changing (power saving)? I've disabled all the C-States What am I missing?

Updated bios now can't read CMO profile !

guy's is there any way to decipher these ****ty oc cmo profiles I have stored on my usb stick ?Updated bios bios now I believe it's not compatible I believe. I can't remember so crucial settings regarding cpu overclock.is there any I can read the CMO...

BSOD 101/124 everytime my OS starts up before the log in

I'm on windows 10 Pro I'm getting low cpu vcore blue screen of death every time windows starts up before the log-in screen and it doesn't matter if I set the bios in stock setting or overclocked settings because it still blue screen I tried swapping ...

MAXIMUS VIII Extreme BIOS 3401 Thread

Just Released today for the Extreme motherboard:I suspect this will be the last update for this motherboard but I could be wrong. I took the plunge to upgrade from 2202 to this version even though I have a Core i7 6700KMAXIMUS VIII EXTREME BIOS 34011...

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