Quote Originally Posted by sirsim View Post
Ok sorry if i was overreacted...looks like it will be a long way with this
mobo and hearing for issues one week before getting it maybe makes me
little nervous...Thanks for your opinion on that review...
no worries, i just wouldn't worry about anything until you have your board in your setup. undue stress is never good and might not even be something you have to deal with.

and with any review, mine included...you have to take it with a grain of salt. every board is different, every setup is different, and every level of knowledge is different. until you see 10+ reviews all pointing a finger at crazy high NB temps, i wouldn't worry about it...it could a simple bad mount on their board not experienced by anyone else. for some 55C may seem very excessive...to me, if 55C is stable, it's more than fine IMO. so perspective also plays a major role in how big a deal some things are to people.

the biggest issue that seems to be common, as eternal_fantasy pointed out, is memory compatibility. the 0403 BIOS doesn't like my Mushkin Ascent PC3-12800 2x2GB kit at all and will only run the XMP profile stable at 2T and won't clock much past 800MHz. meanwhile, my G.Skill PI PC3-12800 2x2GB kit seems just fine clocking up to 900MHz+ so far at 7-7-6 and low voltage. again, only 2T but with 4GB kits, that is expected. the problem is, i don't know which ICs are on either kit as the heat sinks didn't really feel like they wanted to come off when i tried...without taking something with them anyway.