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That's it, thanks man, searched several hours for the last one!

Hi, i'm Tobi from Germany. I would really like to have a portable gaming machine to carry to friends or on LAN's. I'm still a fan of local network gaming instead of connecting over internet or at least sitting locally together, the Zotac ZBOX MAGNUS EN970 would be perfect for that. Also thanks to Zotac for this nice giveaway.

I really like these Headphones, they look pretty solid, would like to give them a try. I currently use some 30 bucks stuff, this would be a huge improvement.

Since Windows 8 the key is saved in the BIOS and will be automatically used when you do a fresh install, as long as you use the same Version of Windows.

Oh well, i found the mistake. That's so stupid :lol: Seems like last time i mounted the CPU cooler, i attached one fan in the wrong direction, so they blowed against each other. I now attached the rear case fan outside the inner case, so there's more room between it and the CPU fan. Temps are now about 7°C lower under load. I think that is satisfying.

But positive air pressure requires more intake doesn't it? In this case I have more exhaust, cause there are no other options anyway. So 120mm intake, and 92mm (case), 120mm (PSU) and GPU exhaust. I could try to make the rear 92mm case fan an intake, but this would produce strange airflow But who knows, maybe it will work. I've attached a picture of my current airflow. It's not mine but very similar, except for the missing second cpu fan.

Thanks for the fast reply. Yes, I had bigger cases before, so that bad airflow is new to me, but i thought 75°C is high though. Had this peak with the stock cooler in a bigger case, i didn't think that makes such a huge difference. Ok thanks, like i said, had no time for remounting yet, but i will try. The case only has 1 120mm in and 1 92mm out, no additional options. I thought more intake than exhaust was better because of dust not getting in somewhere without dust filter.

I just finished my new itx gaming-rig with In-Wins 901 Case, but i think my CPU temps are quite high. I've got an i5 4670 and a Noctua NH-U9B Cooler with 2x Pure Wings 2. The Case has 1x 120mm intake and 1x 92mm plus Power Supply and GPU exhaust. CPU: Idle: 35-40°C Load: up to 75°C Battlefield 4: ~65°C GPU: Idle: 35-40°C Load: 70-75°C For the GPU with its Reference-Cooler the temps are ok, but CPU is definitively too hot. I will try to remove the 92mm case exhaust or the second CPU fan, because they are very close, maybe they interfere with each other, but i don't have that much time right now. I've already tried to renew thermal compound, but no change. So for now, what do you think about my situation, should i look for a new CPU cooler? There's not much room in there, max height is 130mm, i don't think a 120mm fan will fit, because of RAM and VRM. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks a lot.

It seems like the problem exists on every VII Impact. I received another one today and already tried, but it behaves the same way as the first one. I will try to contact Asus, maybe this can be solved with a new BIOS update.

Hi everyone, I'm from Germany but i love LinusTechTips and its community, so i decided to ask for help here So please excuse bad English, if necessary. My problem: I bought an Asus Maximus VII Impact motherboard for my new ITX built because of its features, and cause i had good experience with Asus yet. After i had everything put together and did the first boot, everything worked fine. I haven't done a fresh installation of Windows, just kept my SSD with windows already installed (also on a Z97 Mainboard). I use a switchable power cord to turn off all the devices like PC, monitor, speakers etc. This can also be switched over internet via an Arduino i set up myself, so i can turn on my PC from wherever i am and connect to it via VPN. Thats why i set the PC to turn on after AC power loss in the BIOS, that worked fine with all the mainboards i had so far. The Maximus also turns on when i switch the power on, but everytime i do that, it starts updating "iROG3", whatever that is. The exact massage is: ________________________________________________________ iROG3 is updating. Do not shut down or reset the system to prevent system bootup failure. 15% complete ________________________________________________________ This takes about 2 hours, then reboots and boots into Windows just fine. But when i then turn off the power, the next time i turn it on again, the same problem occurs. If i leave the power turned on, and just press the power button to start the PC, everything works fine. I have read about this problem many times, but often it's about a loop always starting the update again after 100%. In my case, after the update is completed, the PC boots into windows normally. The reason why i opened another topic is because there was no real solution, and this might be a special case with the power switch thing. I did various BIOS updates, i had 2601 installed by default, then updated to the latest 2801, no change, then downgraded to 2701 and back to 2601 again, the problem always stays the same. After BIOS Updates, it also updates iROG1 and iROG2, takes about 1min each, but not iROG3. Does anyone have an idea what i can do? Or does anyone have the same mobo and can reproduce the problem? I hope this can be solved somehow, so i don't have to remove the MB just for RMA. My specs: Asus Maximus VII Impact Intel i5 4670 Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x 8) 1600 Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 2x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Corsair CS550M In Win 901 Case