I apologize in advance for this long drawn out post but it seems rather complex so I thought I'd share all my thoughts. So to start off I just finished my 13700K build and I did use the Thermal Grizzly Contact Frame for my ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero....

Hello, I am new to these forums but I was hoping I can get some advice on how to handle this situation with receiving what appears to be a refurbished motherboard when I bought it as new. So it all started on January 27th when I jumped the gun and bo...