Maximus V Gene Preview/Review 8 Pack style

the_director said:
Just installing Asus motherboard drivers now. Not an overly pleasant experience so far. Installation in general with Windows 7 has been a nightmare so far.

No matter how good the components just an hour or so installing Windows is enough to make me want to throw it out the window.
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What is the issue? installing the board drivers?
 
the_director said:
Just installing Asus motherboard drivers now. Not an overly pleasant experience so far. Installation in general with Windows 7 has been a nightmare so far.

No matter how good the components just an hour or so installing Windows is enough to make me want to throw it out the window.
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Yeah what is the Issue?? I have XP, Vista -64 and 7 64 on mine and all installed fine. Its probably a driver issue with Intel SATA controller.
 
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I hear using a nhd14 makes the 1st pcie slot
Very very tight - with back of gpu touching clips

Should I consider the nh12 cooler instead

Or use the 2nd pci-e slot ?

I think 2nd one is 8x pci-3 so shouldntbe a bottleneck for any current cards ?

I have a gtx480 soc ATM
 
Buckster said:
I hear using a nhd14 makes the 1st pcie slot
Very very tight - with back of gpu touching clips

Should I consider the nh12 cooler instead

Or use the 2nd pci-e slot ?

I think 2nd one is 8x pci-3 so shouldntbe a bottleneck for any current cards ?

I have a gtx480 soc ATM
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Correct 8x pci 3.0 with Ivy so will not bottleneck as you suggest. Not sure about your cooler question though I dont have that cooler to test.
 
8 Pack said:
Correct 8x pci 3.0 with Ivy so will not bottleneck as you suggest. Not sure about your cooler question though I dont have that cooler to test.
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thanks :)

can anyone recommend a good mid-range large-ish cooler than I can still use 4 DIMM slots (with Samsung RAM so very low profile) - and have a decent gap between back of GPU and heatsinkn please ?
 
and also - any possible space issues in a standard sized case (550d I'm considering)

ie you often see a length of gpu max that the case can fit - but if the PCI-E slot is a bit higher than normal (due to a smaller gap between bottom of cpu mount and pci-e 1) - in the case - if that makes sense
 
Buckster said:
thanks - I'm still undecided between the V-Pro, UD5 and Gene-Z

but since I don't intend to SLI etc - I'm very very tempted with the Gene-Z :) looks a loverly board
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I got the gene z, it seems a solid board so far, I have 4.6 out of my 2500k and I have not even really tried, it seems quite an easy board to get on with.

Here's a pic of it setup in my case, fractal xl.

http://i49.tinypic.com/2h3u7o3.jpg
Please keep the pics so they are a little smaller :) (1024 or so wide)
 
nice :) thanks - how do you find the Fractal XL ?

I fancied the R3 - but my GPU is lsightly too long (480 SOC = 300mm) - I think the XL would be ok but I've heard its not so good for air cooling

leaves me with not much choice other than a 550d - or the Coolermaster 690 ii advanced
 
I really like the fractal XL, it just works, nice and big, plenty of room for anything you fancy, I modded mine for water cooling and tbh it's the best £85 I've spent on a case but as the price has gone up I would more than likely pick the Xigmatek elysium if I was wanting a good sized case, can't really comment on the air cooling side of things, the fans that come with the case are not up to much really from what I could tell of them so you would most likely replace them which soon add's up.
 
Buckster said:
thanks - I'm still undecided between the V-Pro, UD5 and Gene-Z

but since I don't intend to SLI etc - I'm very very tempted with the Gene-Z :) looks a loverly board
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I have not used the other boards mate but I do know the Gene now very well and it performs very well, incredibly fast, an amazing overclocker and is very stable with both Sandy and Ivy.
 
8 Pack said:
I have not used the other boards mate but I do know the Gene now very well and it performs very well, incredibly fast, an amazing overclocker and is very stable with both Sandy and Ivy.
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thats glad to hear thanks, as my Gene is on the way and should be here tomorrow

16gb Samsung Green, Gene-Z V, 3770k :)
 
Buckster said:
and also - any possible space issues in a standard sized case (550d I'm considering)

ie you often see a length of gpu max that the case can fit - but if the PCI-E slot is a bit higher than normal (due to a smaller gap between bottom of cpu mount and pci-e 1) - in the case - if that makes sense
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I have this MB in a 500R and I have to admit that the removable hard drive bay for long GPUs does not look useful as the PCI-E slots on the GENE sit too high (certainly the first at least) for it to make a difference. In my eyes the GPU in the first slot would be bashing the back of the optical drive bays...
 
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