ASUS Maximus Formula SE

[Talonman]

Thanks for the reply andyr. Good to know the temps run lower. Mabey the ROG got the stock cooling solution correct, for what this board will actually require?

I will start out on the stock Maximus SE cooling. I figure it will give me a chance to check the board out to see if I am having any heat issues, before I buy 4 more blocks and backplates.
Better to return too, if it was defective in any way.

What is kicking our butt's is this abomination statement in our Maximus manual:

"Install the optional fan only if you are using a passive cooler or a water cooler. Installing the optional fan with an active CPU cooler will interfere with the airflow and destabilize the system".

Due to me not having a passive water cooler, and having an active water cooler, I didn't want to destabilize the system......

They include in the box a small clear fan that just snapps in, blowing toward the CPU.

So actually we now have 2 questions.

1) Do we install the fan if using active water cooling.

2) Can a fan blowing toward the CPU destabilize the system, when using active water cooling?