ASUS Striker II Extreme

[FatboyHK]

ok bursted! it is the ram. i unlinked it and set it at below 1700 mhz, then i can overclock as far as my cpu / my watercooling / my own nerve can take...

but the question remains... how to take my ram to its spec-ed speed of 2000mhz?

[slim142]

Perhaps you and I need to meet up for more than PC things

My ride

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...O/DSC00037.jpg

Next time cover the plates

No probs Slim, I'll post some pics when its all finished... just leak testing atm. Good luck with your watercooling!

I'll be waiting for those pics Thanks!

Btw, Im getting my board today (finally) I hope the Fedex guy is fast enough to make it before 3pm cause I cant wait, and I got stuff to do later on lol

[Trigger5521]

Next time cover the plates



I'll be waiting for those pics Thanks!

Btw, Im getting my board today (finally) I hope the Fedex guy is fast enough to make it before 3pm cause I cant wait, and I got stuff to do later on lol

I'm sitting here at the office looking out the window for my shipment...something tells me I'm going to be disappointed. If doesn't come today I guess I'll have to go fishing this weekend!

[SimonD]

Next time cover the plates

Vanity plates, I don't mind them being on show.

[slim142]

I'm sitting here at the office looking out the window for my shipment...something tells me I'm going to be disappointed. If doesn't come today I guess I'll have to go fishing this weekend!

Oh man, missing your shipment=wait til monday, something I cant do!.
You waiting for your cpu and NB blocks right?

[Trigger5521]

Oh man, missing your shipment=wait til monday, something I cant do!.
You waiting for your cpu and NB blocks right.

Yeah D-Tek fusion v2 and a full set of ek blocks for the MB.

Put in the new X-FI TITANIUM - Premium PCIE last night, it works in the slot where the ASUS riser card goes. Sound is better than my first gen X-FI xtremegamer. BUT now the computer refuses to stay a sleep, when I get home I've gotta start messing with driver installations again. I had this all worked out with nforce 9.64 and 174.74 but now it's fubared again. So finicky this 790i stuff.

[skinnee]

Btw, Im getting my board today (finally) I hope the Fedex guy is fast enough to make it before 3pm cause I cant wait, and I got stuff to do later on lol

How long did your mobo RMA take? From shipment to delivery?

[slim142]

Yeah D-Tek fusion v2 and a full set of ek blocks for the MB.

Put in the new X-FI TITANIUM - Premium PCIE last night, it works in the slot where the ASUS riser card goes. Sound is better than my first gen X-FI xtremegamer. BUT now the computer refuses to stay a sleep, when I get home I've gotta start messing with driver installations again. I had this all worked out with nforce 9.64 and 174.74 but now it's fubared again. So finicky this 790i stuff.

Dont forget to post some pitctures when you get everything done
So hows the pump, rad and reservoir? Did they get mess up because of the corrosion?

How long did your mobo RMA take? From shipment to delivery?

I sent it via USPS Priority Mail Thursday July 3 and I got it today Friday 18 via Fedex Ground 3 days. Thats 2 weeks but remember July 4 was in between.

[slim142]

Fedex arrived with my board today ~2 hours ago

First thing, the box looked really skinny so that made me think I got a bare board. Opened the packed and surprise the same board I had sent 2 weeks ago was sent back to me. No accessories only the board.

I have set it up real quick, put it back in my case like it was before connected my old XP (the one I was using with the S2E) and everything came up in 8-bit color. Not even vga mode, it was horrible. Downloaded 177.40 Beta and everything came back right.

Also, I have to mention that the RMA guys killed my CMOS battery!. Now I gotta go buy one because I have to press F1 when I turn on the computer and I cant even test OC because of CMOS Checksum Error lol.

At least the board is working like it should, no problems so far. Will be testing OC and SLI as soon as I get this battery replaced ~2 hours.

[Trigger5521]

Dont forget to post some pitctures when you get everything done
So hows the pump, rad and reservoir? Did they get mess up because of the corrosion?

I flushed the rad with Acetone for 24 hours. I think she's clean. The pump only had a light coating on it, I used a q-tip and rubbing alcohol to clean it...should be ok I hope.

Worry not there will be pictures but it won't be this weekend, this day is done and I have no package. It'll have to wait until monday.

[slim142]

Good luck with your setup.
I learned that the Fusion block is the worse you can ever use.

[TheRoyalty]

Good luck with your setup.
I learned that the Fusion block is the worse you can ever use.

I must be a lucky bugger then, been using this mobo for a few months now with a loop on the Fusion block, no corrosion or build up whatsoever. Temps are pretty good so I can't complain. Using Feser 1 Acid Green fluid, gotta say I like the stuff. Both of the loops are still super clean like day 1, & I do check on it regularly to make sure, and so far so good. No corrosion issues to speak of yet (knocks on head aka wood)

[slim142]

I must be a lucky bugger then, been using this mobo for a few months now with a loop on the Fusion block, no corrosion or build up whatsoever. Temps are pretty good so I can't complain. Using Feser 1 Acid Green fluid, gotta say I like the stuff. Both of the loops are still super clean like day 1, & I do check on it regularly to make sure, and so far so good. No corrosion issues to speak of yet (knocks on head aka wood)

You must be lucky, or probably because Trigger used the Aluminum version of the Swiftech block. Who really knows, I dont want to take the risk

[TheRoyalty]

You must be lucky, or probably because Trigger used the Aluminum version of the Swiftech block. Who really knows, I dont want to take the risk

I hear ya man, always better to be safe than sorry indeed. Good luck with your aquarium build too bud. Just remember to leak test the crap outta everything

As an aside, I dunno if using a thermal adhesive may be the way to go Slim, you never know if you want to pull things off in the future and if that stuff is on there it's permanent me thinks.

[slim142]

I hear ya man, always better to be safe than sorry indeed. Good luck with your aquarium build too bud. Just remember to leak test the crap outta everything

As an aside, I dunno if using a thermal adhesive may be the way to go Slim, you never know if you want to pull things off in the future and if that stuff is on there it's permanent me thinks.

Of course, I will also use a filter on the leak test to clean my components

And about the adhesive, I wont use it anymore. After I saw Mikes picture with the Evercool, Im definitely buying the Evercool Thanks for the tip

Btw, I just bought another CMOS battery, everything solved now. Using 15.17+177.40 and Im going to leave my PC playing a movie to see how it goes. Right now is ON STOCK.

[Coupa]

Of course, I will also use a filter on the leak test to clean my components

And about the adhesive, I wont use it anymore. After I saw Mikes picture with the Evercool, Im definitely buying the Evercool Thanks for the tip

Btw, I just bought another CMOS battery, everything solved now. Using 15.17+177.40 and Im going to leave my PC playing a movie to see how it goes. Right now is ON STOCK.

Aw hell, if yours starts working that means i need to RMA my board to get one that works. In Australia, RMA is not a fun process.

[skinnee]

Well, I will be RMA'ing my board, just submitted an RMA request. I have tried a different CPU, different PSU. The machine powers up for 3-4 seconds and shuts off, LCD poster stays on CPU INIT.

So, now I wait for a response from ASUS. In the mean time, I'll put the ASUS heat pipe back on the board.

[slim142]

Aw hell, if yours starts working that means i need to RMA my board to get one that works. In Australia, RMA is not a fun process.

Currently testing

Well, I will be RMA'ing my board, just submitted an RMA request. I have tried a different CPU, different PSU. The machine powers up for 3-4 seconds and shuts off, LCD poster stays on CPU INIT.

So, now I wait for a response from ASUS. In the mean time, I'll put the ASUS heat pipe back on the board.

Whats up with so many RMAs? lol! I thought I was the only one left in the dust with my SLI problems

Right now, all Im thinking is on a working board with wc ready to be abused

[skinnee]

Well, mine had to deal with a little arc from a POS USB hub...at least, thats all I can trace it back to. I thought it was the CPU...but apparently not!

[slim142]

Guys give me a hand

I need a Ram kit for ~$200-$300. Preferibly OCZ or Corsair. Needs to be 1600Mhz or higher.
My G.Skill died and I wont buy G.Skill again so I need a good brand ram.

Any suggestions??

[rabor]

Guys give me a hand

I need a Ram kit for ~$200-$300. Preferibly OCZ or Corsair. Needs to be 1600Mhz or higher.
My G.Skill died and I wont buy G.Skill again so I need a good brand ram.

Any suggestions??

The Flex II DDR3-2000's are pretty decent.. but they got some serious gaps between 1800 & 2000, so you'll be searching a tad for a sweetspot there.

Edit: 2x 1GB is the only flavor tho..

[slim142]

The Flex II DDR3-2000's are pretty decent.. but they got some serious gaps between 1800 & 2000, so you'll be searching a tad for a sweetspot there.

Edit: 2x 1GB is the only flavor tho..

Well Im looking to get a 4Gb kit

EDIT: I seriously need something that will WORK. Im tired of G.Skills HZ series dying after 3 months, Im so pissed now...

[Tyke]

Well Im looking to get a 4Gb kit

EDIT: I seriously need something that will WORK. Im tired of G.Skills HZ series dying after 3 months, Im so pissed now...

My 1600MHz Corsair kit has worked flawlessly at 1800MHz.

http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/T...-1600C7DHX.pdf

[slim142]

My 1600MHz Corsair kit has worked flawlessly at 1800MHz.

http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/T...-1600C7DHX.pdf

Thanks Tyke
But I think I will avoid Corsair for now. Their 4Gbs kits are over $500 for 1600Mhz with 7-7-7-20. Oh well, I think Im going to RMA my G.Skill and wait for DDR3 to lower prices

[skinnee]

what happened to your G.Skill kit?