ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Hagar · 30 Jun 2017 at 11:24

Ikarusflug said:
Good day everyone.

Is it possible to install the kraken x52 or the corsair 100i v2 without the extra am4 bracket? I have heard at this mainboard u can chose if you install thought am3+ or am4 holes.

That is correct I believe. I am surprised more motherboards did not do this.

Hambut_Bulge · 30 Jun 2017 at 13:09

Ikarusflug said:
Good day everyone.

Is it possible to install the kraken x52 or the corsair 100i v2 without the extra am4 bracket? I have heard at this mainboard u can chose if you install thought am3+ or am4 holes.

Yes, the Crosshair VI Hero has mounting holes drilled for both AM3+ and AM4 coolers. Just pop the the AM4 backplate off (be patient when doing this - its new so the adhesive will be quite tacky) and fit the AM3+ in its place.

Ikarusflug · 1 Jul 2017 at 10:01

Kraken arrivved and recognized that there isnt even a am3 backplate in the box. Now iam ******.

Saltank · 2 Jul 2017 at 18:00

Avathar77 said:
Ram works in a 7700k system I have, but at 2400mhz speed because it is a dell system.
Hopefully should get the new board tomorrow.
I am tempted to sell ryzen platform and use the 7700k system on a custom build.

If you wanted more stability+reliability then it would definitely make more sense to go for Intel, though to be fair despite all the negativity I've read about Ryzen and the CH6 in particular (e.g. with respect to RAM) I can't say it's all that bad and the multicore performance is definitely a winner in some use cases.

I'm very happy with my rig, sans ASUS lack of frequent driver updates and them conning all of us out for DTS Connect/DD Live in its sound drivers.

Based on a post by Guru3D for RAM compatibility I'd say the CH6 is the worst, and they say get an MSI or ASRock Taichi for best reliability but YMMV. I was running at a 3% overclock and slower RAM. Today I tried to do 3200Mhz Ram and it boots to Windows just fine - but my test (YPi) wouldn't work so I lowered it to 2933Mhz DOCP Standard and it works reliably on BIOS 1201 (I am still waiting for the official ASUS one rather than trying out the beta ones).

Avathar77 · 2 Jul 2017 at 18:54

Not much luck with these. 2nd CH6 Mobo got as a replacement was clearly a used one and missing parts, reported to Rainforest place and they want me to send it(and the 1st one) back only for a refund and not issuing me with a replacement. I have to place a new order it seems. Seriously considering going for a gigabyte K7.

DarkHorizon472 · 2 Jul 2017 at 19:51

Saltank said:
If you wanted more stability+reliability then it would definitely make more sense to go for Intel, though to be fair despite all the negativity I've read about Ryzen and the CH6 in particular (e.g. with respect to RAM) I can't say it's all that bad and the multicore performance is definitely a winner in some use cases.

I'm very happy with my rig, sans ASUS lack of frequent driver updates and them conning all of us out for DTS Connect/DD Live in its sound drivers.

Based on a post by Guru3D for RAM compatibility I'd say the CH6 is the worst, and they say get an MSI or ASRock Taichi for best reliability but YMMV. I was running at a 3% overclock and slower RAM. Today I tried to do 3200Mhz Ram and it boots to Windows just fine - but my test (YPi) wouldn't work so I lowered it to 2933Mhz DOCP Standard and it works reliably on BIOS 1201 (I am still waiting for the official ASUS one rather than trying out the beta ones).

Your problem is you have the same RAM as me. It is single side Hynix, mine will run at 3066 but occasionally reverts to 2133 at boot up. At 2933 no problems at all. More Ryzen compatible Samsung RAM will run normally at much better speeds.

Hagar · 4 Jul 2017 at 12:24

DarkHorizon472 said:
Your problem is you have the same RAM as me. It is single side Hynix, mine will run at 3066 but occasionally reverts to 2133 at boot up. At 2933 no problems at all. More Ryzen compatible Samsung RAM will run normally at much better speeds.

Currently running at stock on 3200 C14 Ripjaws V 16GB can also use 3333 C16. Compatibility is far better now on 1401 bios (or 1403, but I have not tried that).

This board is hugely better than in April when I purchased it, so probably 3 months of Ryzen testing. Having said that the FX series gave me far more hassles on a CHV.

Hambut_Bulge · 4 Jul 2017 at 13:57

Ikarusflug said:
Kraken arrivved and recognized that there isnt even a am3 backplate in the box. Now iam ******.

Perhaps maybe get one of these then! Alternatively, if you don't want to pay the extra £2.99 and you're prepared to wait a couple of weeks, contact NZXT support and get one for free as described here.

clone · 5 Jul 2017 at 16:30

What's the best bios to put on this board I have r1600 3200mhz 8pack ram coming tomorrow so I need to download.

Avathar77 · 5 Jul 2017 at 17:04

1403 beta i think

Avathar77 · 5 Jul 2017 at 18:35

I see the price has dropped on them by some amount! Just as I ordered another elsewhere! Any new ones coming out?

clone · 5 Jul 2017 at 18:58

I had the board in my basket @£245 then it whent up to £260 odd so I took it out whent looking for another one and it was at just over £200 a bargain.

jaffveyda · 5 Jul 2017 at 20:57

Maybe the market have saturated a little bit, that's why we have the discounts.

Saltank · 7 Jul 2017 at 22:54

So BIOS 1403 is "official" and on ASUS website.

I can run my Corsair RAM @ 3066Mhz stable. :cool:

FredFlint · 7 Jul 2017 at 23:48

I just updated from 1201, set everything how it was on 1201 and it booted fine. The CPU temp is **** again though, thinks it idles @ 9C, wtf is AMD's problem with that BS offset crap.

clone · 8 Jul 2017 at 01:21

Yeh put it on today,everything seems ok ram is running @3200mhz and clocked my [email protected] 1.28v.

Safetytrousers · 8 Jul 2017 at 02:47

Ikarusflug said:
Is it possible to install the kraken x52 or the corsair 100i v2 without the extra am4 bracket? I have heard at this mainboard u can chose if you install thought am3+ or am4 holes.

You need the AM4 mounting kit for the H100i V2 to fit it to the Crosshair VI. I know this from experience.
The presence of AM3 holes is of no help to fit it.

FredFlint · 8 Jul 2017 at 07:52

Safetytrousers said:
You need the AM4 mounting kit for the H100i V2 to fit it to the Crosshair VI. I know this from experience.
The presence of AM3 holes is of no help to fit it.

I installed a H100i V2 using the AM3 holes and it worked fine, an AM3 backplate is needed though.

Overlag · 8 Jul 2017 at 09:17

Ive upgraded my board to 1403, and now my CPU temp stays at 30c all the time. Anyone else had it kill temp monitoring?

DarkHorizon472 · 8 Jul 2017 at 09:29

Overlag said:
Ive upgraded my board to 1403, and now my CPU temp stays at 30c all the time. Anyone else had it kill temp monitoring?

Mine works fine with hwinfo64.