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Agree. I originally bought this board. Worked fine for about a week then refused to power up. I was able to return it to the and replaced it with the Tomahawk. That MB has been rock solid. After seeing the issues others have had with the Dark Hero I’ve lost faith with Asus quality control...

When Windows 11 was released I did a full, clean install using my Win 10 key instead of just upgrading. I normally do this when a new Windows version comes out because I like making sure anything old is flushed away and I’m 100% up to date. Don’t know if that‘s the difference why it didn’t...

Also installed this bios (18) 2 days ago. Running Windows 11. Went into the bios to check all the settings, then saved and rebooted. So far haven’t had any problems. Windows did give me the PIN not available because of a system change message but prompted me to login to my Microsoft account...

I had a x570 Dark Hero that worked fine for about a week then it started to trip the power supply off immediately on boot. Turned out the Dark Hero failed. Replaced it with a X570 Tomahawk that workes perfectly and returned the Dark Hero for refund. Hate to say it but with other people...

Originally I was going to return the Tomahawk when I got the Dark Hero. I liked that it didn’t have a chipset fan but when the Dark Hero died I installed the Tomahawk. The only time I overclocked was way back when I had an Athalon. With todays processors I never felt the need to overclock So...

So, if something else is plugged into that particular port will the pc power up? Is it just that DAC that causes the problem or does anything plugged into that port cause boot problems? Glad you found the problem but unless the DAC has a fault in it the power problem shouldn’t occur.

I had an x570 dark Hero that worked fine for about a week. Then one time I powered it on it and it immediately triped off. Wouldn’t power up at all. Turned out the motherboards failed and was causing the power supply to trip off. Replaced it with a x570 tomahawk and everything worked...

I’ve got an Enermax 1000w semi modular supply that wa purchased around 2015. I intended to use it with my new build (5900x, X570 and 3080ti) but had a couple problems with the build (not related with the supply) . Replaced it with a fully modular EVGA 1300. Since everything else was new...

Yup, still pretty satisfied as the cost of the bundle was only about $250 more than I paid for the Titan. Only really ran 3DMark for a benchmark but the performance seems to be about double of my old system. Started out thinking I’d only get a new MB, processor and 3080 series video card if I...

I had a I had a 6700k up until about a month ago. Built a new system with a 5900x and the x570 Dark Hero. Was pretty satisfied but after about a week the Dark Hero died and would cause my power supply to trio off immediately after power on. Replaced it with a x570 Tomahawk which I paid about...

Ha!!! Good one.I’m well over 40 and that movie is one of my favorites. Didn’t think of it at the time but about a month ago I had my own Jerk moment when I won the shuffle for a Gigabyte 3080ti on my 3rd or 4th entry. At the time I debated if I should pull the trigger since it was bundled...

Lawn Chair Larry

Thanks, that gives me some confidence that I made the right choice going with MSI. :).

I just picked up a M7 and 6700k. Won't have time to put it together for a couple more days though. There's a new bios for the M7 (dated 9/3 I think). When you built up your M5 did you flash the bios to the latest before loading an OS? No problems with memory off the bat? One of the things...