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Asus Z87 Pro Won't Post With 2 Ram Sticks

Have you used CPU-Z or the Asus utility suite to determine what RAM timings it is actually using compared to the specification? You could try manually setting them one count slower to see if that helps.
- RonAKA
- Post #5
- Nov 19, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Changing out the motherboard without reinstalling OS...

I have done it. I used a replacement but identical motherboard. As I recall the only changes needed were to reset the BIOS to the custom settings I had made. The operating system (XP in that case) was ok with it.
- RonAKA
- Post #23
- Nov 14, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS motherboards, what does "auto" actually mean?

Not sure whether it is right or wrong, but I interpret Auto as permission for the BIOS to determine the best setting and use it. Also it gives permission to change how it is used depending on other factors such as CPU load.
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Nov 12, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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How to Update ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers?

I will upgrade the motherboard BIOS first, along with all Windows 8.0 updates, and then give the update to 8.1 a try to see what happens. I'm in no rush and will probably wait for the next set of AMD Catalyst drivers too. They have an active beta which I expect will be made mainstream at some...
- RonAKA
- Post #8
- Nov 11, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Any way to speed up fan on CPU with an Asus mobo?

That motherboard should have come with an AI Suite that includes the Fan Expert Tool. With Fan Expert you can do a User Program for each fan to control how it responds to temperature. I find it works very well.
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Nov 6, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Please help me pick one of these

I find picking motherboards comes down to the real basics. Does it have the inputs and outputs you require? Does it have the required number of USB 3.0 ports at the back and mid to supply the case ports? Does it have the number of SATA ports you want? eSATA? Does it have the PCIe slots you need...
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Nov 5, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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How to Update ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers?

I've done some more digging and it gets more confusing. In looking at my Windows update log, I see on October 9th, new ASMedia drivers were downloaded for the USB Controller. When I check the drivers installed via Device Manager, they are as I posted earlier. However, if I allow Windows to...
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Nov 4, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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How to Update ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers?

I have an ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 motherboard and am currently running Windows 8.0. This motherboard uses ASMedia USB Controllers for the USB 3.0 ports. I have read reports of driver problems when you upgrade to Windows 8.1, and would like to ensure the best drivers are installed before I attempt...
- RonAKA
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- Nov 4, 2013
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Motherboards
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Overclock Settings Check - Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 & FX-8350

Based on the 100+ views and no responses there obviously is no interest in this overclocking combination at this forum. However, just in case somebody finds this thread with Google, I thought I should post an update on the outcome. Essentially the manual overclocking using the HiTech Legion...
- RonAKA
- Post #2
- Oct 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Overclock Settings Check - Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 & FX-8350

I initially said I would not overclock this new build, but I have a decent cooler (CoolerMaster TCP-812), that just idles and it is too tempting to leave this thing at standard optimized BIOS settings. I found a list of OC settings from a review of this MBO by HiTech Legion...
- RonAKA
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- Sep 30, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How Best to Install 1-SSD & 2-HDD (Raid0) on Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0

Perhaps I should have been a bit more specific with my questions. 1. Is there any issue putting the fast SSD on the main SATA controller with my relatively slow optical drives? 2. Is there any performance hit by having both raid drives on the same auxillary controller? I'm thinking it may...
- RonAKA
- Post #5
- Aug 12, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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How Best to Install 1-SSD & 2-HDD (Raid0) on Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0

I have a 3 TB MyBook Live network drive that backs up all data on our home network. That however may be an issue, now that you mention it. Perhaps it will not recognize a Raid or Windows version of a Raid drive, so will not be able to back it up? It also begs the question as to whether our...
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Aug 12, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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How Best to Install 1-SSD & 2-HDD (Raid0) on Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0

This motherboard has a SB950 controller which provides five SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and one eSATA. The ASMedia Controller provides another 2 SATA 6 Gb/s ports. I'm thinking of putting a Samsung 840 Pro SSD as the boot and program drive on the SB950. The two Seagate Barracuda 1TB drives would go on...
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- Aug 12, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

Thank you for the helpful post.
- RonAKA
- Post #15
- Aug 8, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

I finally found some comforting words from a DDR3 manufacturer. Patriot say this about their Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba memory: "the Viper 3 modules are compatible with Intel and AMD processors and chipsets that support DDR3 memory with specific optimization for Intel 6, 7 & 8 series and AMD...
- RonAKA
- Post #14
- Aug 8, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Budget Gaming Build - No AMD Love?

I think he was suggesting that you can't take the full power consumption and multiply it times 24 hours per day. You would multiply the full power times the hours of hard core gaming, and add to that the hours at idle where the computer is on and at idle. Net-Net the idle power is likely to...
- RonAKA
- Post #41
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need some expert advice on building a new rig.

I'll be a contrarian and suggest another alternative: AMD A10-6800K Asus F2A85-V PRO Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3 2133MHz No plug in GPU CX Series CX600M 80Plus-Bronze Samsung Pro Series 128 GB SSD (or 840 EVO for a little less $$ if you can wait for it) Seagate 1 TB Hybrid SSD/HD...
- RonAKA
- Post #10
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Budget Gaming Build - No AMD Love?

I never noticed that in the posts by the OP. He keeps mentioning the Intel Haswell processor which I believe like the AMD A10 is an integrated graphics processor. The GPU would be wasted on the Haswell too. The reason I mentioned the A10 was that since the OP was looking at an integrated...
- RonAKA
- Post #39
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

I've looked at the Asus Qualified Vendor List (QVL's). They are next to useless because they are so out of date, and almost no vendors are listed. Also Asus for this motherboard only officially supports ram up to DDR3-1866, so I suspect they will never list DDR3-2133 products. I would be...
- RonAKA
- Post #11
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

Sounds strange to me too... More that they specifically say they support Intel. Some quotes: "G.Skill RipjawsZ F3-17000CL11Q-16GBZL - This ram kit is designed to only work specifically with Intel® Sandybridge-E CPUs (Intel i7-39XX Series) on the Intel X79 platform" "Patriot Memory's Viper...
- RonAKA
- Post #10
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Budget Gaming Build - No AMD Love?

For gaming on a budget, you may want to consider the AMD A10-6800k with the integrated graphics processor. Bundled with the Asus board at Microcenter, it comes to $225 for CPU, MBO, and Graphics. http://cart.microcenter.com/cart.aspx?RedirectUrl=http://www.microcenter.com A review here...
- RonAKA
- Post #34
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

So, are you saying I should be able to plug in any 2133 rated DDR3 and it should work with this motherboard and processor, even if they say it is specifically designed for Intel processors?
- RonAKA
- Post #6
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

I would rather leave the gaming vs photo editing debate out of this thread although it is an interesting discussion. They are both video display intensive, but in different ways. The trend in photo editing is toward doing more and more in the native 10 bit RAW files from the camera, rather than...
- RonAKA
- Post #5
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

Looking for a new reasonably priced build for a general purpose computer with the only heavy duty task as photo editing (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc). No gaming. One option that is attractive in price is the AMD A10-6800K which has the integrated graphics processor. It appears it has some benefits...
- RonAKA
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- Aug 7, 2013
- Replies: 14
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What do you think of the Antec Basiq BP550 Plus?

Store was out of stock. Went with an Antec TruePower New TP-550. Appears to have about the same features, with somewhat better components.
- RonAKA
- Post #4
- Feb 16, 2010
- Forum: Power Supplies
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What do you think of the Antec Basiq BP550 Plus?

Have to replace a 450 watt Antec SmartPower due to a failure. What do you think of this Antec BP550Plus? I like the idea of a large 120 mm fan to reduce noise, and the ability to just plug in the cables you need. http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzA= It is for the Gigabyte...
- RonAKA
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- Feb 14, 2010
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Phase LEDs Flash & No Post

It turned out to be a bad power supply.
- RonAKA
- Post #2
- Feb 14, 2010
- Forum: Motherboards
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Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Phase LEDs Flash & No Post

This build is about 10 months old. Have not touched any hardware or BIOS setting in months. It started to periodically power itself down. Frequency increased to twice yesterday, and it would not start the second time. The panel lights flash about once per second, and there is a noise at the...
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- Feb 12, 2010
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

When I said I thought the P5B DX was better than the Gigabyte board, I was mainly referring to the OC speed I got out of it. Using the same processor and same voltages, the P5B hit the wall at about 3.2 GHz, while the UD3R made 3.1 GHz. I though with a newer board I may have achieve more, not...
- RonAKA
- Post #11
- Apr 7, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

Went with DDR-2 800. First tried some Corsair XMS2, but it would not POST. This Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R board, which I am becoming less and less pleased with would appear to be the problem. With Kingston Value RAM I got 3.0 GHz using the 9X CPU mulitplier, 333 FSB, and the 2.4 mulitipler on the...
- RonAKA
- Post #9
- Apr 6, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

Another couple of options if I go with 800 RAM would be: FSB, CPU X, CPU Freq, Mem X, Mem Freq 350, 9, 3.15, 2.4, 840 400, 8, 3.20, 2.0, 800 Not sure I can run 4 GB with XP. Somewhere I think I read XP can only handle 3 GB, unless that was changed in SP-3.
- RonAKA
- Post #8
- Apr 6, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

Thanks for the advice. It looks like I may gain better prerformance by using more RAM than by faster RAM. This Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R board seems to have a bit of an odd way of setting the memory multiplier. If I read it right you have to select a (G) MCH Frequency Latch of 266(A), 333(B)...
- RonAKA
- Post #6
- Apr 6, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

On my last overclocking of an E4300 I ran the FSB at 333 to give me a CPU frequency of 3 GHz or so. It also nicely kept my 667 DDR2 right on spec with no OC using a 1:1 multiplier. I had to replace the motherboard so am rebuilding it again. RAM now seems to be quite cheap. Is it worth it to...
- RonAKA
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- Apr 5, 2009
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question about LCD Display - Text Quality

jtvang, thank you for the suggestion. I've switched to 1280x1024 which I believe is the native resolution. The text has sharpened right up. Now however, the size seems small. Perhaps I have just forgotten where I was before. I've tried the dpi change to 120 and also the font size in Explorer...
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Apr 1, 2009
- Forum: Displays
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What is the Real FSB Frequency?

Thanks for the reply. It is starting to come back to me. To confirm my understanding, are you really saying that when Gigabyte says the the MB supports FSB of 1600, 1333, 1066, and 800, you have to divide these by 4 to get the actual FSB frequencies of 400, 333, 266, and 200? And why do they...
- RonAKA
- Post #3
- Apr 1, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Question about LCD Display - Text Quality

I'm rebuilding a computer with a new motherboard, but everything else is the same, including the graphics adapter. I'm not impressed with the clarity of the displayed text. They seem fuzzy, and I don't recall them being like this before the rebuild. Here are some details: LG Flatron 19"...
- RonAKA
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- Apr 1, 2009
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Displays
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What is the Real FSB Frequency?

I had my E4300 overclocked to 3 GHz on my P5B DX, but was forced into replacing the MB. I now have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R and would like to OC to a similar value. The last overclocking I did was a couple of years ago, and my knowledge has slipped some. Is this correct, using the E4300 in stock...
- RonAKA
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- Apr 1, 2009
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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R7 BIOS Update Trashed my Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

Not hopeful, but I think Gigabyte has an issue with the F7 BIOS and the memory slot configuration on this board. I don't know why that issue should be my problem (out $75), as I was simply following their directions on how to install the memory. Further, if they are a reputable company, I would...
- RonAKA
- Post #6
- Mar 30, 2009
- Forum: Motherboards
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R7 BIOS Update Trashed my Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

Just a bit of an update. I took the thing back to the shop where I got it (Honor Computer, Edmonton, Alberta). I ended up having to pay them $75 to get it working again. They were evasive about what they did and wanted to charge me for 4 hours of labor... On questioning, it appears they did all...
- RonAKA
- Post #4
- Mar 30, 2009
- Forum: Motherboards
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R7 BIOS Update Trashed my Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

I think I found my problem. According to this list at the link below, there is only about 1 processor that can run the F7 (I mistakenly called this R7 in the original post). I had no idea that Gigabyte would release versions of the BIOS that were so CPU specific. I can't believe it! It would...
- RonAKA
- Post #2
- Mar 24, 2009
- Forum: Motherboards

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