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(More customer reviews)Manual is lacking as of this post:
No mention of the BIOS Marvell raid setup keys Ctrl-M (SATA 3.0).
No mention of installing the optional thermal module
Setup for system panel connectors section precedes Q-connector section (backwards)
Excessive usage of acronyms without first indicating what they stand for.
Missing explanations for many of the board features.
Memory QVL is way out of date and most triple channel memories don't even exist.Optional Northbridge thermal module not compatible with my Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler.
The Northbridge runs extremely hot (140F) with passive cooling.
I took the thermal module to the grinder (to mod it) so I could use the supplied fan and my Noctua cooler.
If you setup a raid on the Sata 2.0 port using the Intel Storage Matrix, don't use the supplied ASUS
Intel drivers. These drivers will tell you that one of your drives is going bad when it really isn't.
I can't tell you the headache that this caused. Instead d/l Intel Rapid Storage drivers v9.6.0.1014.
The raid controller doesn't report the drives S.M.A.R.T. data (This is very bad!!).
Such an expensive board but it only has 1 USB and 1 eSATA header (which are intended for the optional USB/eSATA PCI adapter). If your case (i.e. Coolermaster Sniper) has four front USB connectors and an eSATA connector then, you will need to purchase additional parts (i.e. NZXT Internal USB HUB) to utilize all the USBs. I didn't find the NZXT hub compatible with several USB devices.
Overall the board was easy to overclock and is extremely stable.
I think this board is a bit over priced.
System:
Case: Coolermaster Sniper Black Edition SGC-6000-KXN1-GP
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000W
CPU: i7-980x
Memory: Super Talent Chrome Series DDR3-1600 6GB
Video: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480
Burner: Lite-On iHAS524 24X SATA
Keyboard: Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110
Drives: Raid-0 Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD502HJ
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