I just upgraded from the EVGA X58 SLI with the i7 950 to the Maximus VII Hero with the 4790k and it has been rocking so far. I will be torture testing it over a 24 hour period but in games it's been running fine.
The DIMMs are Corsar 1866 Vengeance C9.
Found the issue:
After trying a different PSU the computer would boot successfully.
I re-seated all the MB power connectors & the machine is booting fine now with the original PSU.
Has anyone else gotten this combo to work?
Whenever I try to install WSE2012 through UEFI/BIOS it fails. The computer reboots before I even get into the setup GUI. So far, I have only been able to boot into DOS.
I've removed all PCIE cards, unplugged hard drives, and updated the BIOS to...
Has anyone else noticed that the elevation bonus seems to be bugged? When I go into the more info screen the bonus is actually counting against me. Am I reading it right?
A mod for the demo is out. The mod allows you to modify difficulty, weapons, enemies, and armor. A big plus is that it lets you skip the tutorial mission. I really believe that the mod will give you a fair idea of what the full game will be like...
Installing the latest PhysX drivers fixed my issue with framerate dropping into the teens.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.12.0613-driver.html
Also, I set power management mode in the Borderlands 2 profile to maximum performance.
Omg, I finally have a smooth running game.
My fix was to install the latest PhysX drivers. Make sure download these! After I did, my game ran like a champ!
http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.12.0613-driver.html