ASUS Z87 Motherboards - Overview, Guides and Official Support

[christefan]

Was hoping you could advise something, I thought Asus had advanced out of this situation where problems come up and 'gee there's no real answer' maybe someone will help you'. That's the kind of thing that caused me to move away from Asus years ago when they got so big they thought they had all the answers but if your didn't work with theirs you were suddenly out of luck--not a good position for the biggest and supposedly most capable and expert manufacturer to take.

[Raja@ASUS]

Support is localised so should always be your first port of call.

[nossy23]

Asus support is really no good. I logged a USB problem case. They answered after 4 days that it's probably the devices attached to the mobo and I should go ask the other vendors. Is this a joke?

[Raja@ASUS]

If you feel its the board then contact Asus support Belgium again.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Maximus VI Formula is so much easier to clock memory on!

[Raja@ASUS]

Would prolly be faster in 32M with tighter timings

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Yeah, right now I'm messing with 4x4GB Samsung-based Dominator 2133C9 using the 1.65 2666 profile and CPU at 4.7GHz. Switching from 2T to 1T pulled the RTL and IO-L quite a bit tighter.

Looks like these particular sticks won't do 1T at those speeds (I have some stronger Samsung I haven't tested) but this isn't too bad:

[Shiranui Gen-An]

I've had this board for a couple of weeks and find it much easier for memory OC than the M6E. Today I was testing some medium-binned Samsung 2Gbit D-rev based kits (Corsair Dominator 2133C9) with the Samsung memory profiles.

4x4GB DDR3-2666 10-12-12-21-2T using the 4x4GB 2666 1.65v profile (Same as last post)


Nothing really special there, pretty basic overclock with Samsung RAM. I couldn't get 1T stable with 4 sticks, so I switched to 2x4GB.

2x4GB DDR3-2666 9-12-12-21-1T using the 2x4GB 2666 1.85v profile


Really nice performance there, but I needed 2.0v to pass. I can only assume Asus was using some really high binned sticks when this profile was made, something like G.Skill 2666C10.

2x4GB DDR3-2666 9-12-12-21-1T using the 2x4GB 2666 1.85v profile Latency Compensator enabled


Enabling the Latency Compensator option pulled the RTLs and IO-Ls in a lot tighter, which boosted perf a bit but required even more VDIMM (2.05v). Lots of fun stuff to play with in the DRAM Timings section

[andressergio]

congrats shiranu yay ASUS has a GREAT BIOS !!!

[jcniest5]

Looks like the M6F is based on the new C1 stepping now. Yay!

Wait...or is it supposed to be C2 stepping? I'm confused...

[nossy23]

I have to RMA my Z87 Deluxe motherboard because of bad USB ports. They will 'repair it' (somehow I do not trust this) and it will take 4 (!!!) weeks. Asus --> never again!

[Shiranui Gen-An]

I managed to run some CFR sticks at DDR3-3000 on the 1.25x strap, which I couldn't do at all on the Extreme. It did require me to use initial BCLK lower than 125MHz for some reason.

[Alex-Ro]

Are you 100% sure that you used same subs,i mean primary secondary and tertiary all together with same bits and compensator?Because doing a versus between M6E ,M6G and M6I they basically clock the same for daily use,while impact has advantage of shorter traces resulting in higher valids.But M6E yields no problem in getting great ram clocks ...

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Are you 100% sure that you used same subs,i mean primary secondary and tertiary all together with same bits and compensator?Because doing a versus between M6E ,M6G and M6I they basically clock the same for daily use,while impact has advantage of shorter traces resulting in higher valids.But M6E yields no problem in getting great ram clocks ...

I can't explain it, I didn't even have to mess with the siwzzling bits on the M6F, I only enabled Latency Compensator. Half of the time with the M6E I couldn't even boot CFR at 2933C12, it was very inconsistent. My first time powering up the M6F, I went into the BIOS and set 2933C12 and VDIMM, saved and rebooted and it happily POSTed, ran Windows and passed Super Pi 32M.

[Hawkeye4077]

I have to RMA my Z87 Deluxe motherboard because of bad USB ports. They will 'repair it' (somehow I do not trust this) and it will take 4 (!!!) weeks. Asus --> never again!

You do realize that anything that anybody makes is bound to break at some point right? The board could have gone through QA and worked just fine, but the act of shipping the product to you or the retailer you bought it from managed to work something lose. Repair does not always mean "fix and return" it could mean you get a new or refurbished board instead. You have a warranty, exercise your right to get it repaired. The 4 weeks could be a worse case scenario.

Aside from some Bios related issues with an old Dual FX board I had about 5 years ago, I have never had a hardware problem not get fixed via Asus tech support.

[owikh84]

Hi I'am testing the M6F now. the official bios 1903 from ASUS website can't be flashed and giving error "Security Verification Failed". How to fix this?

[Alex-Ro]

rog usbflashback it's the easiest way

[owikh84]

rog usbflashback it's the easiest way

Alright thanks for the tips Alex.

Got some new toys to play today,

ASUS Maximus VI Formula & Gene:


These two boards would be the last motherboards from Maximus VI Series that I have ever played up till now.

Apacer ARES 3000MHz 12-14-14-35 2 x 8GB


Without wasting time, I have put the Formula under water on my Dimastech test bench



Mem OC is awesome, 3333MHz 12-16-15-35-1T:


3426MHz 12-16-15-35-1T:

[Don_Dan]

I have a problem with my M6G. Just put everything together this morning, but it's not booting, stuck at 00. The setup consists of 4670K, M6G, 8GB G.Skill ARES ( CFR ), Enermax 720W PSU, 7600 GT plus HDD, mouse, keyboard, fans. The 4670K and the M6G are new, fresh out of the box. When I turn the mainboard on I get post codes 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 00, reboot, 00 ( stuck ), turns off after a few seconds.
What I've tried so far: 2 different VGAs, both in both PCIe slots, one or two memory sticks, less or more mounting pressure on the CPU cooler, of course also clear CMOS and MEM OK.
Any ideas except for exchanging the CPU tomorrow would be very appreciated!

[andressergio]

I have a problem with my M6G. Just put everything together this morning, but it's not booting, stuck at 00. The setup consists of 4670K, M6G, 8GB G.Skill ARES ( CFR ), Enermax 720W PSU, 7600 GT plus HDD, mouse, keyboard, fans. The 4670K and the M6G are new, fresh out of the box. When I turn the mainboard on I get post codes 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 00, reboot, 00 ( stuck ), turns off after a few seconds.
What I've tried so far: 2 different VGAs, both in both PCIe slots, one or two memory sticks, less or more mounting pressure on the CPU cooler, of course also clear CMOS and MEM OK.
Any ideas except for exchanging the CPU tomorrow would be very appreciated!

Don did you inspect the socket for any dust, hair, tim or bent pin ? 00 can mean lots of things most bad, can you enter BIOS or impossible ? i have a friend with same and he flashed with rog connect and worked

[Don_Dan]

Don did you inspect the socket for any dust, hair, tim or bent pin ? 00 can mean lots of things most bad, can you enter BIOS or impossible ? i have a friend with same and he flashed with rog connect and worked

I didn't inspect it very closely but the socket looked fine to me when inserting the CPU. I'll tear it down this morning, I didn't have the motivation to do it yesterday to be honest.
I've never entered the BIOS so far, it has always been giving the POST codes as written above.

[FlanK3r]

guys, is here someone who can help me? I need to buy some MFR DRAM...In CZ is nothing. Avexir support is sleeping for me . Need it for HSWL+LN2 (M6H and M6F in my hands). Thx for any help+PM me.

[Alex-Ro]

I have a problem with my M6G. Just put everything together this morning, but it's not booting, stuck at 00. The setup consists of 4670K, M6G, 8GB G.Skill ARES ( CFR ), Enermax 720W PSU, 7600 GT plus HDD, mouse, keyboard, fans. The 4670K and the M6G are new, fresh out of the box. When I turn the mainboard on I get post codes 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 00, reboot, 00 ( stuck ), turns off after a few seconds.
What I've tried so far: 2 different VGAs, both in both PCIe slots, one or two memory sticks, less or more mounting pressure on the CPU cooler, of course also clear CMOS and MEM OK.
Any ideas except for exchanging the CPU tomorrow would be very appreciated!

cpu is fine,if it was dead than you would not get 1x 2x etc,just 00 all time.Get a uefi file and flash it with usb flashback,then press clrcmos button on rear for a few times and hit it up.should work,it it it still does this forever mobo should be the one to blame...

[Don_Dan]

I've tried a USB flashback with ROG Connect just now, it's still doing the same. I think I've done it correctly, thumb drive formatted as FAT, only file on it is M6G.CAP, press button for five seconds, LED blinks for a while, then blinks more quickly for a few seconds, press clr CMOS, fire it up. It still goes through all the POST codes and finishes with 00.

[Raja@ASUS]

Try a different memory kit if you have one.