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So I ordered an ASUS Z170 Gaming Pro AURA mobo for the i7 6700k, Gtx 1080, and Corsair H115i water cooler.

 

I have been hearing issues where every person who has an ASUS mobo struggles with a loose backplate on Corsair water coolers. This causes their CPU to heat up due to the CPU block not being able to contact properly because of the looseness. There have also been a lot of issues with xmp profiles not working on ASUS mobos.

 

So I am looking for another mobo that is around the same price as mine but is not from ASUS and also doesn't have xmp issues.

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2 minutes ago, SirFlamenco said:

GIGABYTE GAMING 7, WITHOUT A DOUBT

NO YOU BEAT ME BY 2 SECONDS T_T

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gigabyte are nice.

I got a z170-a with xmp on a 3000 mhz ram kit, no issue tho...

I use air cooling tho

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31 minutes ago, SirFlamenco said:

GIGABYTE GAMING 7, WITHOUT A DOUBT

That looks like a good board. Is that their latest revision? Because there is also a G1 Gaming version.

 

Also, does the board have LED's? Cause I'm doing a red/black theme and I'm on edge about the white on the board lol. But it does have some red/black which is nice.

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Oh wow,

I was going to order the exact same set with that cooler and I didn't know that there is an issue Thank you for letting us know! :) 

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np @dj-lucas

 

I'm basing it off a review on Amazon though. A guy said 

 

"The board started up and functioned great, But there is a problem with the fit when using a Corsair h115 closed loop cooler. The back plate bosses protrude through the board too far and cause the pump not to tighten properly. I'm guessing the back plate needs work, but who knows?"

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it would be cool if someone could try it because it might be an easy fix 

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OP: maybe look for another cooler, like the H110i or NZXT Kraken X52

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12 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

OP: maybe look for another cooler, like the H110i or NZXT Kraken X52

But Hero is still inferior to gaming 7

So true it hurts

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, SirFlamenco said:

But Hero is still inferior to gaming 7

IK, meant this as a solution to other mobo incompatibilities with the H115i

 

21 minutes ago, dj-lucas said:

It's not just Asus this person got an MSI Z170 Gaming Titanium Mobo with the same problem :( 

 

 

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32 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

OP: maybe look for another cooler, like the H110i or NZXT Kraken X52

I would but the H115i is one of the best water coolers on the market. Plus I already ordered it and just now I found out about these stupid fking problems. Pisses me off

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5 hours ago, Omie said:

So I ordered an ASUS Z170 Gaming Pro AURA mobo for the i7 6700k, Gtx 1080, and Corsair H115i water cooler.

 

I have been hearing issues where every person who has an ASUS mobo struggles with a loose backplate on Corsair water coolers. This causes their CPU to heat up due to the CPU block not being able to contact properly because of the looseness. There have also been a lot of issues with xmp profiles not working on ASUS mobos.

 

So I am looking for another mobo that is around the same price as mine but is not from ASUS and also doesn't have xmp issues.

H110i worked fine on my Asus Maximus VIII Hero (Skylake)...

 

Also, about the Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, I replaced it with the Hero. Why? Shitty audio, shitty BIOS, and the input lag was atrocious. I may have received a faulty unit, but eh.

i7 6700K @ Stock (Yes I know) ~~~ Corsair H80i GT ~~~ GIGABYTE G1 Gaming Z170X Gaming 7 ~~~ G. Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4-2800 ~~~ EVGA ACX 3.0 GTX 1080 SC @ 2GHz ~~~ EVGA P2 850W 80+ Platinum ~~~ Samsung 850 EVO 500GB ~~~ Crucial MX200 250GB ~~~ Crucial M500 240GB ~~~ Phanteks Enthoo Luxe

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16 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

H110i worked fine on my Asus Maximus VIII Hero (Skylake)...

 

Also, about the Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7, I replaced it with the Hero. Why? Shitty audio, shitty BIOS, and the input lag was atrocious. I may have received a faulty unit, but eh.

Yeah I heard gigabyte mobos are shit for overclocking too, so I'm sticking with Asus. 

 

Was your backplate loose at all BEFORE you installed the pump on ur H110i? I hear a lot of people complaining about a loose backplate but after the pump is installed the backplate becomes secure. And was ur H110i the GT or GTX version?

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9 hours ago, sloviper said:

Get gigabyte gaming 7 , i have it and its awesome.

It's the best, simple as that

So true it hurts

 

 

 

 

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On 12/6/2016 at 8:24 PM, Omie said:

Yeah I heard gigabyte mobos are shit for overclocking too, so I'm sticking with Asus. 

 

Was your backplate loose at all BEFORE you installed the pump on ur H110i? I hear a lot of people complaining about a loose backplate but after the pump is installed the backplate becomes secure. And was ur H110i the GT or GTX version?

GT. Backplate was loose as fuck before mounting the block. Even with the standoffs installed, it only tightened when I secured the block, and I did torque the screws quite a bit. 

 

I'm on a custom loop now, so I can't provide much more information.

i7 6700K @ Stock (Yes I know) ~~~ Corsair H80i GT ~~~ GIGABYTE G1 Gaming Z170X Gaming 7 ~~~ G. Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4-2800 ~~~ EVGA ACX 3.0 GTX 1080 SC @ 2GHz ~~~ EVGA P2 850W 80+ Platinum ~~~ Samsung 850 EVO 500GB ~~~ Crucial MX200 250GB ~~~ Crucial M500 240GB ~~~ Phanteks Enthoo Luxe

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