ASUS X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke![10/2 update]
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UnderAttack
September 8, 2014 10:29:05 PM
well, this is kinda surprise me
Intel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
Intel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
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Sanjay Srivastava
September 8, 2014 10:35:28 PM
UnderAttack said:
well, this is kinda surprise meIntel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
Pretty sure an msi board released its magic smoke as well under testing. There were two brands reported in two different locations by different reviewers that catastrophically failed.
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UnderAttack
September 8, 2014 11:02:12 PM
viewtyjoe said:
UnderAttack said:
well, this is kinda surprise meIntel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
Pretty sure an msi board released its magic smoke as well under testing. There were two brands reported in two different locations by different reviewers that catastrophically failed.
So msi mb is also burned? same at mosfet location?
so this mean it may be the cpu problem as well?? or????
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September 8, 2014 11:04:16 PM
UnderAttack said:
viewtyjoe said:
UnderAttack said:
well, this is kinda surprise meIntel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
Pretty sure an msi board released its magic smoke as well under testing. There were two brands reported in two different locations by different reviewers that catastrophically failed.
So msi mb is also burned? same at mosfet location?
so this mean it may be the cpu problem as well?? or????
Article here: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=msi_...
Looks like a different location, but still on the NSB, so I would guess it's a chipset issue or quality control problems on the motherboard end.
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i'm not surprised. Asus has problems up the wazoo with their Z87 motherboards, not only did they NOT fix them those problems, they carried over to Z97 motherboards. my asus maximus VI Hero (Z87) blew up one of my EVGA GTX 780s. the PCI slot melted.
they also had a ton of motherboards shipped with defective CMOS batteries, causing the boards to constantly lose their settings and resetting the clock. and this ALSO happened to me. the dead battery caused the BIOS to reset and disabled RAID. my 8TB RAID 5 (3x 4TB drives) booted into windows as 3 separate drives. windows wrote a few small files onto each drive while i was making my coffee and breakfast, and it basically made my RAID 5 unusable. but i had a back up of it so I didn't lose anything. still took 2 days to rebuild the volume.
there were also problems with their boards being unable to run properly with Intel RAID drivers, among other things. i spent 5 months hanging around Asus forums waiting for a solution to at least one of my problems. all i saw was tons of other people with the same issues as me and NOT A SINGLE real solution. just a few workarounds that temporarily worked. my very first build going back to like 2005ish was also on an Asus board, it was a P5ND2 SLI. it died 4 months in. Got it RMAd and that thing died within a year.
when i went to Microcenter to buy my current mobo and CPU, the gigabyte motherboards flew off the shelves within 2 days. and they are still out of stock in the 5 microcenters that are within an hour drive from me. the Asus boards are still in stock at almost every location. i wonder why...
Eventually I bit the bullet and just upgraded to a gigabyte X99 when it came out. i don't know why i bothered leaving gigabyte in the first place. i had 3 consecutive builds from them problem free (Z68, X58, P965 boards). should have stuck with them.
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i'm not surprised. Asus has problems up the wazoo with their Z87 motherboards, not only did they NOT fix them those problems, they carried over to Z97 motherboards. my asus maximus VI Hero (Z87) blew up one of my EVGA GTX 780s. the PCI slot melted.
they also had a ton of motherboards shipped with defective CMOS batteries, causing the boards to constantly lose their settings and resetting the clock. and this ALSO happened to me. the dead battery caused the BIOS to reset and disabled RAID. my 8TB RAID 5 (3x 4TB drives) booted into windows as 3 separate drives. windows wrote a few small files onto each drive while i was making my coffee and breakfast, and it basically made my RAID 5 unusable. but i had a back up of it so I didn't lose anything. still took 2 days to rebuild the volume.
there were also problems with their boards being unable to run properly with Intel RAID drivers, among other things. i spent 5 months hanging around Asus forums waiting for a solution to at least one of my problems. all i saw was tons of other people with the same issues as me and NOT A SINGLE real solution. just a few workarounds that temporarily worked. my very first build going back to like 2005ish was also on an Asus board, it was a P5ND2 SLI. it died 4 months in. Got it RMAd and that thing died within a year.
when i went to Microcenter to buy my current mobo and CPU, the gigabyte motherboards flew off the shelves within 2 days. and they are still out of stock in the 5 microcenters that are within an hour drive from me. the Asus boards are still in stock at almost every location. i wonder why...
Eventually I bit the bullet and just upgraded to a gigabyte X99 when it came out. i don't know why i bothered leaving gigabyte in the first place. i had 3 consecutive builds from them problem free (Z68, X58, P965 boards). should have stuck with them.
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UnderAttack
September 8, 2014 11:32:58 PM
viewtyjoe said:
UnderAttack said:
viewtyjoe said:
UnderAttack said:
well, this is kinda surprise meIntel X99 Motherboard Goes Up in Smoke For Reasons Unknown
For the x99 asus mb, one of the mosfets is burned during the XMP test, and I believed both CPU (i7-5960x) and mb (ASUS X99 Deluxe) are died for sure. (cost like $1500 in USD?)
This is happend durning the xmp test, so share this info for you guys.
(for the most of cases, if the mb burning at some other place, may not damage you cpu or gpu as well, but if the mosfet burning up, it may also damage your cpu, or all other components)
so, please noted: DO NOT Run the XMP test on the ASUS mb right now((ASUS X99 Deluxe),
I think most of you are already buy/planning to build a pc with x99 platform, should wait for the announce from ASUS, to see what's wrong with it. ( I believe ASUS may write a announcement with this burning issue, so just need to be wait), or get the x99 from gigabyte or msi as well.
Pretty sure an msi board released its magic smoke as well under testing. There were two brands reported in two different locations by different reviewers that catastrophically failed.
So msi mb is also burned? same at mosfet location?
so this mean it may be the cpu problem as well?? or????
Article here: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=msi_...
Looks like a different location, but still on the NSB, so I would guess it's a chipset issue or quality control problems on the motherboard end.
well, it said "two location" but one see one pic of it,
anyway, both use i7-5960x..so it mean it may be the problem with this cpu???
(any why this guy not using the water cooling for the x99 overclocking????)
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UnderAttack
September 8, 2014 11:37:09 PM
Well... gigabyte x79 was burned also..(like 3 years ago?)
GIGABYTE's mobo X79-UD3 happens self-ignition and burning!
so I really dont think that gigabyte is the right solution for x99 platform.
anyway, time to wait!
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UnderAttack said:
Well... gigabyte x79 was burned also..(like 3 years ago?)
GIGABYTE's mobo X79-UD3 happens self-ignition and burning!
so I really dont think that gigabyte is the right solution for x99 platform.
anyway, time to wait!
i remember reading about that. it was mostly his own fault. when you are water cooling your CPU and you have your system set up on a test bench in the open like he did, you have to put a fan over the VRMs. why? because there zero airflow to move the heat that builds up in that area. you need airflow to move heat away from the heatsinks cooling the VRMs. otherwise they over heat. this should be pretty obvious.
the reason i say it's *mostly* his fault and not completely is because board manufacturers should provide a warning somewhere on the box or the manual to warns users of this phenomenon for the more clueless bunch. same way they write "caution, contents may be hot" on coffee cups. some motherboards that were designed for extreme overclocking came with fan cooled north bridges and VRMs or clip on fans that were to be used to cool the VRMs when liquid cooling was used.
here is an image from that same forum thread you posted showing how to properly set up a test bench and simulate airflow that you would get in a case:
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UnderAttack
September 9, 2014 2:05:55 AM
terroralpha said:
UnderAttack said:
Well... gigabyte x79 was burned also..(like 3 years ago?)
GIGABYTE's mobo X79-UD3 happens self-ignition and burning!
so I really dont think that gigabyte is the right solution for x99 platform.
anyway, time to wait!
i remember reading about that. it was mostly his own fault. when you are water cooling your CPU and you have your system set up on a test bench in the open like he did, you have to put a fan over the VRMs. why? because there zero airflow to move the heat that builds up in that area. you need airflow to move heat away from the heatsinks cooling the VRMs. otherwise they over heat. this should be pretty obvious.
the reason i say it's *mostly* his fault and not completely is because board manufacturers should provide a warning somewhere on the box or the manual to warns users of this phenomenon for the more clueless bunch. same way they write "caution, contents may be hot" on coffee cups. some motherboards that were designed for extreme overclocking came with fan cooled north bridges and VRMs or clip on fans that were to be used to cool the VRMs when liquid cooling was used.
here is an image from that same forum thread you posted showing how to properly set up a test bench and simulate airflow that you would get in a case:

Well, so look like the x99 buring issue may be the ocer's fault again?
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UnderAttack
September 9, 2014 3:09:11 AM
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i7Baby said:
What's the 'XMP Test'?memory overclocking
Do you mean just enabling XMP? or something else? post a link
Check the link here
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-x99-motherboard-goes-...
At first part of it, he said
"This morning I woke up bright and early to benchmark some DDR4 memory kits and found myself waking up not to Folgers in your cup, but the smell of burnt electrical after loading the XMP profiles on a memory kit and restarting the system. Let me tell you what happened, the best I can."
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Kiryuken
September 13, 2014 9:44:21 PM
I have just had the same thing done to me....I have been using my new setup for a week getting a few 6d or 6f qcodes which was annoying but managed to try and get around it then two days ago I turned on the machine to find it wouldnt turn on at all...
So I frantically tried a different PSU took everything out and so on and so on only to find it unplugged the cpu power cable it would turn on but with 00 the second I put the cpu power in it was as dead as a dodo....
I contacted amazon then sent me another one which arrived like 3 hours ago I put it all in with just ram cpu and all the normal power plugged in turned it on and 00 q-code and after 10 seconds smoke was coming out of the top left ram slot....now that motherboard is also fried and smokey I have no money now and have no pc amazon is issuing me a full refund on the motherboard but I am not sure if the ram or the cpu is fucked to so I have requested a replacement Ram kit at least and after reading all of this I think I might need to ask for a replacement cpu to.....
I will add not one single overclock was done to this...
So I frantically tried a different PSU took everything out and so on and so on only to find it unplugged the cpu power cable it would turn on but with 00 the second I put the cpu power in it was as dead as a dodo....
I contacted amazon then sent me another one which arrived like 3 hours ago I put it all in with just ram cpu and all the normal power plugged in turned it on and 00 q-code and after 10 seconds smoke was coming out of the top left ram slot....now that motherboard is also fried and smokey I have no money now and have no pc amazon is issuing me a full refund on the motherboard but I am not sure if the ram or the cpu is fucked to so I have requested a replacement Ram kit at least and after reading all of this I think I might need to ask for a replacement cpu to.....
I will add not one single overclock was done to this...
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Ruddermayhem
September 16, 2014 11:45:29 AM
My system:
Asus X99 Deluxe Motherboard
Intel 5960X Processor
Corsair H100i Cooler
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800MHz DDR-4
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB
Samsung EVO 1TB SSD
Samsung EVO 500GB SSD
(two) WD 1TB Black SATA-3
Corsair 760T Chassis
AeroCool Dead Silence 140mm chassis fans (two in the front)
I idle between 28-30c depending on room temp. I never get above 45c in Prime 95. However, I only got xmp to run once. I tried it again and the system will not boot without a CMOS clear.
I did a search on XMP not working on the Asus X99 Deluxe and found this thread.
Asus X99 Deluxe Motherboard
Intel 5960X Processor
Corsair H100i Cooler
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800MHz DDR-4
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB
Samsung EVO 1TB SSD
Samsung EVO 500GB SSD
(two) WD 1TB Black SATA-3
Corsair 760T Chassis
AeroCool Dead Silence 140mm chassis fans (two in the front)
I idle between 28-30c depending on room temp. I never get above 45c in Prime 95. However, I only got xmp to run once. I tried it again and the system will not boot without a CMOS clear.
I did a search on XMP not working on the Asus X99 Deluxe and found this thread.
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My system:Asus X99 Deluxe Motherboard
Intel 5960X Processor
Corsair H100i Cooler
Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800MHz DDR-4
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB
Samsung EVO 1TB SSD
Samsung EVO 500GB SSD
(two) WD 1TB Black SATA-3
Corsair 760T Chassis
AeroCool Dead Silence 140mm chassis fans (two in the front)
I idle between 28-30c depending on room temp. I never get above 45c in Prime 95. However, I only got xmp to run once. I tried it again and the system will not boot without a CMOS clear.
I did a search on XMP not working on the Asus X99 Deluxe and found this thread.
You are on an early UEFI build I suspect. XMP works fine on this kit (i have the same kit here and the Deluxe).
Latest UEFI:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz2VRRbLPrZnTmdTY2lTdUd...
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September 17, 2014 9:38:52 AM
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September 17, 2014 9:40:56 PM
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September 18, 2014 1:16:23 AM
I'll check the post code...
The OC is:
CPU Speed: 3564 MHz
CPU Core: 1.2v
XMP DDR4-2800MHz (profile 1)
But, DRAM Status says 2133Mhz
But, Hardware Monitor says Memory Frequency is 2801Mhz, 1.206v
And, DRAM Frequency is set to 2800Mhz in AI Tweaker
Back with the error code when the bootup hangs soon...
The OC is:
CPU Speed: 3564 MHz
CPU Core: 1.2v
XMP DDR4-2800MHz (profile 1)
But, DRAM Status says 2133Mhz
But, Hardware Monitor says Memory Frequency is 2801Mhz, 1.206v
And, DRAM Frequency is set to 2800Mhz in AI Tweaker
Back with the error code when the bootup hangs soon...
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September 18, 2014 1:53:38 AM
Ruddermayhem
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September 18, 2014 10:00:34 PM
UnderAttack
September 23, 2014 3:14:57 AM
just read this on the new egg review with Asus x99 deluxe motherboard
here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
and I think this guy also burned his mb with the 5960x cpu
(wait, I think I get something, so asus x99 deluxe + intel 5960x cpu = burning!! *j/k)
"Pros: Amazing looking board with a ton of features. Excellent Newegg Premier customer service, thus the two eggs.
Cons: The system only lasted six days before failing. The board fried out taking the CPU (5960x) with it. (H100i cooler and temps in the mid 20s C). I purchased local two other boards and another CPU before giving up. Each board I brought home was defective. I couldn't believe that my favorite MB manufacturer had let me down...3 times. I have been building PCs for years and regularly build high end systems for others, so needless to say, I know what I'm doing. I really couldn't believe the quality (or lack there of) in these boards. I spent a few days reading multiple articles and posts online and found that I am by far not the only person having issues with these boards. I was so discouraged, I returned the boards, CPU, and memory and reverted back to my old system (4770k and ASUS Hero VI). I may try an X99 build again after the holidays, pending ASUS gets their issues resolved, although I'm extremely disgusted with the amount of time I list in this upgrade attempt, so I'm not sure ASUS will get any more of my money for a long time! I feel like they owe me a working motherboard after all the issues I had."
here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
and I think this guy also burned his mb with the 5960x cpu
(wait, I think I get something, so asus x99 deluxe + intel 5960x cpu = burning!! *j/k)
"Pros: Amazing looking board with a ton of features. Excellent Newegg Premier customer service, thus the two eggs.
Cons: The system only lasted six days before failing. The board fried out taking the CPU (5960x) with it. (H100i cooler and temps in the mid 20s C). I purchased local two other boards and another CPU before giving up. Each board I brought home was defective. I couldn't believe that my favorite MB manufacturer had let me down...3 times. I have been building PCs for years and regularly build high end systems for others, so needless to say, I know what I'm doing. I really couldn't believe the quality (or lack there of) in these boards. I spent a few days reading multiple articles and posts online and found that I am by far not the only person having issues with these boards. I was so discouraged, I returned the boards, CPU, and memory and reverted back to my old system (4770k and ASUS Hero VI). I may try an X99 build again after the holidays, pending ASUS gets their issues resolved, although I'm extremely disgusted with the amount of time I list in this upgrade attempt, so I'm not sure ASUS will get any more of my money for a long time! I feel like they owe me a working motherboard after all the issues I had."
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September 23, 2014 11:30:53 PM
quick update
asus did response the review on newegg (super fast)
look like, asus x99 deluxe do get some seriously problem, so they offer an advanced replacement options to the buyer.
Here is the copy of the response (Link)
"I do apologize that you encountered issues with the X99-Deluxe sir. We certainly take customer reviews seriously. We would definitely like to make it right so ASUS encourages users that we offer advanced replacement options(cross ship) on this model motherboard should issues arise. I would very much like to discuss your case with you in regards to the issues you've reported. If you could please provide me with more info and elaborate on the issues you've experienced, we would really appreciate your feedback. From your review, I understand that you returned all boards including the ones purchased locally correct? At your earliest convenience, please contact me through email, including your reference number within the subject line, and we can look into this case further. Please provide me with what troubleshooting steps you had tried as well as any RMA info you may have. Thank you!"
asus did response the review on newegg (super fast)
look like, asus x99 deluxe do get some seriously problem, so they offer an advanced replacement options to the buyer.
Here is the copy of the response (Link)
"I do apologize that you encountered issues with the X99-Deluxe sir. We certainly take customer reviews seriously. We would definitely like to make it right so ASUS encourages users that we offer advanced replacement options(cross ship) on this model motherboard should issues arise. I would very much like to discuss your case with you in regards to the issues you've reported. If you could please provide me with more info and elaborate on the issues you've experienced, we would really appreciate your feedback. From your review, I understand that you returned all boards including the ones purchased locally correct? At your earliest convenience, please contact me through email, including your reference number within the subject line, and we can look into this case further. Please provide me with what troubleshooting steps you had tried as well as any RMA info you may have. Thank you!"
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October 1, 2014 7:17:27 PM
Update 10/2
The MSI X99S SLI PLUS Is Working & Running Well On Linux
I think the issue with msi x99s sli plus problem has been solved
"“MSI has been helpful in this matter and I've since received a new MSI X99S SLI PLUS to confirm there's no fundamental issues with their board.”
now it the time wait for the ASUS!
Update 9/22/2014 - ASUS informed Legit Reviews that they will need 2-5 more days before releasing an official statement on the failure.
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The MSI X99S SLI PLUS Is Working & Running Well On Linux
I think the issue with msi x99s sli plus problem has been solved
"“MSI has been helpful in this matter and I've since received a new MSI X99S SLI PLUS to confirm there's no fundamental issues with their board.”
now it the time wait for the ASUS!
Update 9/22/2014 - ASUS informed Legit Reviews that they will need 2-5 more days before releasing an official statement on the failure.

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October 9, 2014 12:18:21 AM
Ruddermayhem said:
Got "overclocking failed" on last reboot, Raja. XMP is just not going to happen for me. No such thing as a free lunch, I guess.
manual set up does not work for s**t. give up on that. use the asus AI suite to overclock your CPU automatically. it will tune the voltages for you and enble XMP timings BUT not the frequency. then, once the overclock is finished, go back into Asus AI suite and change the DRAM frequency ration. my RAM's XMP speed is 3000MHz and my BCLK frequency is 100, so I had to set the ratio to 30.
that seems to be working for me pretty well so far. the CPU reduces speed to to 1200MHz when i'm just browsing and reduces the entire system's power draw to 60W and all fans turn off. when i turn on something that actually requires power it kicks all cores up to 4.5GHz. when running at 4.5GHz the CPU alone eats like 80W and fans start spinning up. so the throttling is a welcome feature.
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Amiga_500
October 16, 2014 12:48:25 PM
Hi there
Is there any update on whether these boards are now ok? I am putting together a build and have an X99 Deluxe with a i7-5820K ready to go in it, but not the other components yet. Of course I havent powered it up yet, I bought it last week (10/10/14).
Are the new batches stated as ok, or are ASUS still hammering out the answer to the Legit reviews thing with Corsair?
Is there any update on whether these boards are now ok? I am putting together a build and have an X99 Deluxe with a i7-5820K ready to go in it, but not the other components yet. Of course I havent powered it up yet, I bought it last week (10/10/14).
Are the new batches stated as ok, or are ASUS still hammering out the answer to the Legit reviews thing with Corsair?
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Amiga_500 said:
Hi thereIs there any update on whether these boards are now ok? I am putting together a build and have an X99 Deluxe with a i7-5820K ready to go in it, but not the other components yet. Of course I havent powered it up yet, I bought it last week (10/10/14).
Are the new batches stated as ok, or are ASUS still hammering out the answer to the Legit reviews thing with Corsair?
at this point, i don't think there is anything wrong with the design of the board that will fry all your stuff. looking at reviews on newegg, microcenter, etc, i only see ONE other person who THINKS he may have had the same issue, but he didn't test his CPU and there wasn't any smoke. one thing i noticed was that he was also using a Corsair AXi PSU. the other people are just whining about what they read on the internet and one moron apparently forgot to plug in the 8-pin axillary power and is getting the 00 Q Code. i think Corsair is the culprit in legitreviews' incident.
i don't know about you guys but pretty much everything i bought from Corsair in the last 2 years (11 out of 12 items) came defective. 4 sets of RAM, an SSD, obsidian 900D case that had a short in the front panel USB 3.0 ports and fried an MSI motherboard, 2 GOLD!!! rated PSUs, an H110 water cooler, and some other small junk. And i got Corsair RMA numbers to prove if you want 'em.
i could have bought a 3rd GTX 970 with the amount of money i spent shipping things back to corsair.
if you simply afraid of getting a DOA board (without burning your CPU or RAM) then you may as well avoid X99 completely. every brand has a huge failure rate with these boards because they try to stuff everything into them. dual NICs, wifi, fancy sound cards, a dozen fan headers, 30 extra USB ports and the kitchen sink. so something will probably go wrong at some point.
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