installation questions for Maximus Hero VI in Cooler Master HAF

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I started to build my new system yesterday when I encountered a couple of issues that I decided to consult others on before continuing.

1) I never bottom-mounted a PSU before but this is how the HAF is configured. How is this better than the traditional top-mount with fan exhausting out the back of the tower? I mounted my Corsair HX750 PSU with the fan facing in towards the case rather than facing the bottom (which would vent into my carpet). I assume this was the right way to mount it??

2) I wasn't planning on mounting the wheels on the tower because it will be sitting on my carpet. Is this necessary? My previous tower had feet.

3) The HAF tower has a VGA bracket and VGA duct which are something I've never seen before in a tower. The instructions on Page 10 of the HAF state to install either a VGA bracket or side air duct. My ASUS GTX 660 card came with no separate cooling fan. Is there a need to mount an additional fan in either of these if I'm only using one video card and not OC'ing anything in my system at all? Should I just omit the bracket and duct since they will serve no purpose in my configuration? And why do they call it a VGA bracket? Isn't VGA obsolete?

4) Unless I missed it, the Hero Vi has no 1394 ports. If I want the 1394 port functional on the tower I supposed I'll have to purchase and install a 1394 card.

5) What is Asus USB 3.0 Boost (on board)?

6) What is USB Charger + feature on external USB port 10?

7) The 8 GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws Series X that I purchased are not listed in the compatibility list in the Hero manual. Is there a resource that contains up-to-date memory compatibility? I have the DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) F3-2400C11D-8GXM version. I could have sworn that that I purchased it only because it was a Newegg recommendation.

I hope to get this system up and running tonight. All I have left to install is the GTX 660, the SSD, the dual Blu-Ray drives and then eventually the four 1TB drives from my current PC.

Thanks!

 
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according to your mobo specs your board will support 2400 mhz ddr3 which is what you have or plan on getting

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
the speeds with an OC beside them will run on your board but will have to be enabled in your bios , by enabling the XMP profile of the ram
if you do not enable XMP your motherboard will downclock the ddr3 2400mhz to its native speed of 1600mz ( note the no OC beside 1600mhz )
so your ram will still work if you do not enable xmp but will be downclocked to 1600mhz
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Hi njitgrad
1. the bottom mount psu is not a problem make the large intake fan on the psu facu upward , inside the case , this will then not draw dust and the air from under your case and will still exhaust fine out the rear of the psu and back of your case
2.Dont worry about the wheels you do not need them if the psu is not drawing air into your case from underneath
3. you do not need the vga bracket , and the vga duct on the sidepanel is pointless as the haf has excellent airflow anyway
4. as far as i can tell yes the maximus hero iv does not have 1394 ports so if you require this you will have to get an addon card
5. consult your manual here for usb 3.0 boost and usb charger
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/MAXIMUS-VI-EXTREME/E8442_Maximus_VI_Extreme.pdf
6. your 8 GB (2 x 4GB) Ripjaws Series X DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) F3-2400C11D-8GXM version. should work fine with your board
you will have to enable xmp settings within your bios to run at 2400

hope this helps
 
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According to Asus, my specific memory is not listed in their compatibility list but G.SKILL lists it in their's. See screen shots below. Can anyone confirm if my assessment is correct?

EDIT: I also just confirmed with Newegg's memory checking tool.


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Thanks for your replies.


I understand the boost increases transfer rates but I'd like to know a little more...Why is this something that is not enabled by default? What types of USB devices would take advantage of this boost? Any downside to using it?


If I don't enable XMP will the memory just run at 2133? Why does this have to be a BIOS option and not supported by default? Any drawbacks to using XMP?
 
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according to your mobo specs your board will support 2400 mhz ddr3 which is what you have or plan on getting

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
the speeds with an OC beside them will run on your board but will have to be enabled in your bios , by enabling the XMP profile of the ram
if you do not enable XMP your motherboard will downclock the ddr3 2400mhz to its native speed of 1600mz ( note the no OC beside 1600mhz )
so your ram will still work if you do not enable xmp but will be downclocked to 1600mhz
 
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