Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
After installing Microsoft Update KB3133977 for Windows 7, some users may encounter a "Secure Boot Violation" , which makes the system fail to boot into the operating system.
Check using each memory module on its own in different slots. Keep default settings. IRQ BSODs can be memory related, while Whea can be memory or CPU side.
If the RMA does not go through, drop me a PM. That said, when you do RMA the board, get the PSU checked properly also - make sure there are no anomalies on the rails (needs to be checked with a load bank and oscilloscope).
The limitations are real - whether you choose to believe them or not is irrelevant.
Feel free to share your perfect motherboard with the market when you've made it. Show all the motherboard engineers how they are doing things wrong!
There are always people that make mistakes or those...
There it is, the big "If". The assumption that all our boards are designed with stock coolers in mind, is just that, an assumption - and an inaccurate one at that. The reality is, we have very few stock coolers on any of the R&D lines. There is a mixture of cooling solutions on the R&D lines...