A few days ago my Maximus Gene-Z based system stopped working. It's been in commission for almost 10yrs so I'm not totally surprised.Setup here: Please don't laugh! CPU: i5-2500k * mobo: Asus Maximux IV Gene-Z * RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600CL9...

What's Asus' stance on support for Engineering Sample CPU? Just found out from the local service centre that for the new BIOS, Asus will NOT suppport ES series of CPU anymore. Is that a newly announced policy? For a normal mainstream motherboard...

Anyone tried the new BIOS 0902? It's either I'm extremely unlucky or Asus really screw it up this time: I have been using various Asus motherboard for over 10yrs now I've never had so much trouble w/ BIOS upgrade like this one. First off, I had...

Would the kind Maximux IV Gene-Z owners out there please post the Sound controllers listed in your device manager please?I vaguely remember I used to see something like 'X-Fi2 Audio' listed but now I only have:AMD High Definition Audio Device (this c...

Ok, I *think* I got the cooling working but honestly don't think it's THAT great!i5-2500k @ 100 x 47 @ 1.3Vcore 1.69Vpll & 1.1Vccsa.CPU cooling is TR Venomous X w/ 1600rpm TR fan in Silverstone FT03 case (Read: TIGHT case!)AI Suite II reports 30C for...