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[@bronsondixon4747]

Instructions unclear: bought z790 dark hero.

[@vincentvega3093]

Dank.

[@laz7354]

Mistakes were made!

[@xBINARYGODx]

LOL

[@YGadgETech]

What about z790 formula?

[@zane4795]

Same 😂

[@Backtotheviews]

1000 percent people need to contact Asus and all other companies when this stuff happens. For the greater good!

[@danielabbott9312]

Check the fine print and see if it says 8000mhz but for only 1 dimm, that's what msi does they advertise 7800mhz, but then when you go in and you actually read everything and you read the fine print it's only for a single dimm and the more dimms you have in the board the lower the megahertz goes

[@mikeramos91]

Why even bother making a motherboard supporting 8000mhz only on one dimm when most ppl will use 2 or 4 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joshfredr7846]

Hi, Love your videos - straight and to the point. I'm on the verge of buying an apex encore... I'm really keen on knowing what do you think of it, and is it a wise choice. I'm coming from a very very bad experience with the gigabyte aorus master z790. Thank you for reply.

[@tag89]

Appreciate that the intent of this video is from a RAM overclocker, noting its issues with meeting marketed RAM Clock speeds, but the inference I took from it was what sold me on the encore. In saying that, I have both the Apex encore and dark hero and I actually find the Dark Hero is better for several reasons, and so will most ethusiasts who don't really stuff around with RAM overclocking bar adjusting it to its respective XMP profile. For CPU overclocking, the Dark Hero is still up there as one of the best for consideraiton. Other factors that I consider making the Dark Hero better: - Much easier to build with: More Fan Headers, USB ports, Integrated Graphics out for if you have a non F model CPU, more space to work for cable routing which includes when utilising an AIO. - Much more conventional NVME drive lay out - No use of a DDR like module to use additional NVME drives - I (as well as a colleague who bought the same board) had the same issues - it would corrupt drives, be unweildly to work with. TDLR: - If you solely want to do ram overclocking, look at the Apex noting the above caveats. - For everyone else, the dark hero is better.

[@Dad_of_2]

Came for the content. Stayed for the kitty.

[@hamslice839]

Thank you jufes and the supporters.

[@HarryClipzFilmz]

Thank you!!! I am new to the channel, and this would be my 2nd build ever i am fishing around to find a new mobo, i really wanted to get this board but as you have shown here that this board ain't it . What is a good board for doing animation/simulations inside Blender since i this board isn't any good?

[@elvertmack5039]

Just bought a z790 Hero from Amazon for 310 bucks. I know it can't hit 8000k...but for the price...it can hit 7200mhz....so im good with that, going on a 12900k.

[@GONTE_YT]

Maximus Hero? I have MH with 13900k and crashes with 76000mhz. 7200 crashes as well. I have cod on 6400mhz stable

[@NeoRizer]

What board would you recommend that's kind of similar to this one?

[@GoFasterHD]

On one had Asus is promoting the 8k mhz and on the other had you got Juan Jose Guerrero telling every it depends on CPU and board. This practice has been going on forever by all the MB manufactures, as soon as they set a world record, they want to promote the fastest speeds keep up with the good content.

[@jakehutchens]

Glad I snagged another z690-i the other week for $180. Paired with 14900K sp95 + 96GB + 3090oc = awesome micro workstation/gaming rig. Even these z690-i's will boot and run 7200 on 6800 XMP timings + 1.4v, but run cooler at 6400 + tighter timings + lower voltage. Same latency either way

[@mycelia_ow]

1.4v? Jesus, hope that's stable.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Great testing. I've done QVL 12700KF and 12900KF, not really impressed on Z690, did 3 DDR5 builds on 12th and once 14th released well it honestly feels like a money pit. Asus Z690 was also not great though maybe it is the controller, I could drop a 14th gen chip in (did BIOS updates) but idk, sometimes it is better to wait or something. My B760M wasn't much better for my media one.

[@crazyelf1]

What motherboards and brands do you recommend for AMD and Intel? I'm going to go to MSI, but in my case, AMD doesn't go to DDR5 8000 on Zen 4. The folks who want fast RAM should stick with 2 slot motherboards. It seems that Asus has gone downhill over the past few years.

[@zacharymorrison4974]

What's your opinion of ASRock motherboards for ram overclocking the 2 dimm z690 aqua seems like a decent option with how limited 2 dimm boards are for z690/z790

[@BinhBoi0115]

can’t wait to see Jufes push the newer Asrock Z790 boards🤞🏼

[@TheJamesKF]

Looking forward to the Nova testing. I have one with a 12600k. Team Create A die 7200 32GB kit that was $109 USD on Amazon. So far I'm at 6200 1.25v 38 38 38 78 which is of course fairly loose but I want to see how far it will go at such a low voltage. Totally stable at least! I have yet to punch in the xmp 1.4v 34 42 42 84 settings on this CPU /mobo to see if it posts or is stable.

[@Ben-ld1qi]

With 12600k you're at the mercy of the weaker 12th gen memory controller. Why not test what's the highest frequency you can manage first and then tune the timings.

[@maximus3294]

​@@Ben-ld1qi^ the method for any kind of oc is to step over the line, then step back bit by bit until stable. it results in less steps overall. loose initial timings are the way

[@Ben-ld1qi]

@@maximus3294 That's exactly what I meant by finding max frequency and what was implied! Have had experience with the Apex, Hero and Extreme and other Z790 more budget 4-DIMMers. There are so many factors that come into play, it's a headache... Certain beta BIOSes on the Extreme allowed for 7800 fully stable with others didn't go over 7400 at all. Also need to watch out for high Auto voltages like when he had the screen freeze, that was due to high VCCSA on Auto. But yeah as a general rule when first testing the waters for highest frequency I always run loose primaries, leaving secondary and tertiary on Auto, but even then it's advised to take note at higher frequencies 8000+ sometime the motherboard sets tRDWR_sg/dg at 20 on Auto when it needs ~22 to pass. On the non refresh Hero, it needed IVR TX (known as CPU VDDQ on other boards) to be equal or higher as DRAM VDD for things to work, for even 7200 be stable. Every motherboard as its own niche. I don't know about any niches the new Dark Hero might have but I'm sure Jufes is experienced enough to figure things out for himself. But with that said, I wouldn't be surprised if fellow overclockers on overclock(.)net will probably post their stable 7800 overclocks on the Dark Hero soon, albeit it might take a bios mod or future BIOS revisions to do so. On MSI Z790 Tomahawk, while advertised as 7200, it surprisingly managed 7400 stable across all CPUs that I've tested. A few other Tomahawk owners also reported 7400 on A-Die. With all that said, I feel like that DDR5 marketing both for the boards and the XMP its sold at are very difficult for the average user that simply wants to buy something, run XMP on it without have to manually tune anything.

[@gtijason7853]

So far the Nova is the only 4 dimm board I've used that does 8000 stable, 8200 fully benchable and 8400 makes it into windows and passes less mem intensive tests

[@Ben-ld1qi]

@@gtijason7853 very impressive, this on 2x16 or 2x24? if

[@pets4489]

Dumb question here. Is it possible to add "dumby" memory sticks with caps or something to increase the stability of the other 2 sticks?

[@kage860]

I feel good about running my z790 tomahawk at “only” 7200 now, nice review

[@Ben-ld1qi]

You might be able to do 7400. At least mine doesm

[@lostmic]

So what gaming board, professional video and audio do you suggest in Asus line up?

[@outlet6989]

This sounds similar to vehicle window stickers. The sticker tells you what MPG you can expect, city and road driving. Then, it tells you that your MPG may vary. ASUS tells you the highest memory speed this MB supports. They should, like the MPG car sticker, tell you that your memory speed may vary. If you believe that ASUS has tested every memory module on their GVL on this MB, I have some lovely oceanfront property in Kansas I'd like to sell you.

[@Ravenx217]

that shit is $700? LMAO I got the Asus Z790 Formula for $750 but at least it's white 💀

[@ZackSNetwork]

Same lmao

[@sv0g391]

What ram are you using??

[@Ravenx217]

@@sv0g391 Corsair Dominator Titanium 2x24GB (48GB) @7200MT/s

[@thomasfredrickson2911]

Thanks you answered all my questions. i just bought this board w/ 7200 kingston renagade

[@steveramundo4946]

Thanks So much man.... I was actually going to use this on my next build. It's one thing to overpay for something you want, such crap to be lied to and robbed!

[@tuncaycalan1125]

Thank good we have this guy. Jufes i have the same problem with my Z790-E u know , it can’t go above 7200. With or withouth XMP. So know i will take your word and RMA it! I will wait until you drop a video about Z790-Nova and swap it with it or another motherboard you recommend . I have 7800 g skill sticks with 13900k.

[@FirstLast-ge4yd]

exactly what memory do you have?

[@tuncaycalan1125]

@@FirstLast-ge4yd G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-7800 SL C36 DC - 32GB

[@tuncaycalan1125]

I have tried with 32 gb 7800mhz Team Group also, still same problem

[@MJNGaming]

What does improper voltages mean? Isn't tuning signal IO part and parcel depending on the CPU?

[@zencontroller]

Is it Vdroop... on the Dark Hero???? Or do you think its the lanes??? crosstalk???

[@evgeniborisov7012]

Hello! Are the same conclusions valid for Z790 Hero (previous non Dark Hero)? I noticed in the ASUS website that the "clean" Hero is tested with much more RAM modules than the Dark variant that is normal considering the current life of these two MB. I actually plan 2x48GB running at 6400 (or 6800) MT/s. That would be enough for me.

[@abbuu_]

hey did you end up doing this build and it worked? I am in the same pickle right now, thanks

[@kBitre]

You could RMA the board and fafo another board to see if there is a wide variance in mb binning

[@ryry187]

i do believe there is nothing in between the CPU and RAM other than tracers. But I'm no expert

[@xzeusky9390]

Please do a review on the AORUS Z790 Master. I just got this board and have had nothing but issues with it and it's a nut hair shy of a 600-dollar board. I can't even get 7200mhz running stably on this board. Just found your channel and your channel is full of great information.

[@SodaiGoku]

How do you only have 27k subs? Your information is worthy of millions

[@ur1man]

He curses and blasphemes all time…

[@l0nestranger261]

Agreed should have well more subscribers, keep up great content Jufes

[@FrameChasers]

I don’t do giveaways or buy botted accounts, subs don’t matter views do

[@ZackSNetwork]

It’s because he is not bought out and says what’s on his mind. He is not going to make greedy companies money by speaking facts and calling out other content creators BS.

[@whocares0503]

I bought a Nova and a 14900k. But I never had any intention of running 8000mhz ram. I just wanted a good MB for the money with decent features. It runs my current Corsair Dominator Platinum just fine. I hope, when you do test it, it WILL run 8k memory. Give me something to strive for! Your content is awesome!

[@fhpchris]

I can run 7200 stable on my 12900k and Z690 hero. I got a z790 dark hero to try after my first apex was DOA and it isn't even stable at 7200 with a sp107 14900k at 7200 with a kit that does 8000 on the x670 gene.

[@revio000]

Tell me about it, mines barely stable at 7200mhz

[@NordicPrime]

Got an apex encore with 14900k ! What max speed can i use for 64gb ram kit on these to run stable ?

[@Nore_258]

I hate that QVL lists exist and aren't accurate. I do love seeing kitty going for a walk, always nice to see.

[@jstathellis]

Love your videos, anything on gigabyte z790, I remember in one video you were pleasantly surprised at how easy gigabyte was.

[@jaymoo5168]

But doesnt the processor's website show what mhz the ram ought to be at per model? Perhaps the motherboard is just saying it can withstand those limits, even though ones processor's may not be able to take the workload to the heights the motherboard can stand.

[@nagatopain6798]

Bro what is the best stable 7200+ ram should I buy for my Asus strix z790-e?

[@kyojon]

That's crazy since I bought a Z790-E on 13th gen release (I'm dumb and should have waited for reviews and 2 DIMM mobos) and I'm running 7467 cl34.

[@karisu1559]

Can confirm memory issues with this board. Actually just ordered another kit of differemt ram to see if that works. CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 from Corsair does not work and locks at 4800, and when xmp is on I get the same blue screen he does or a Red Warning message that the bios has been tampered with. Even at 4800 with this kit, inside windows it's constant crashes and access violations.

[@The_Chad_]

Hey Dufus, just wondering if you test any itx boards and how they hold up vs "premium" 4-dimm motherboards

[@maximus3294]

he tested z790i edge and z690i unify

[@The_Chad_]

@@maximus3294 Thank you. I'll look for them.

[@tommyrottn]

I'm glad I waited for this review, was planning on getting this motherboard.

[@elvertmack5039]

Same here because it's on Amazon for like 350

[@xBINARYGODx]

@@elvertmack5039 thats the 690 hero, the one that had all the issues and if you buy one of them now, it may or may not have any of them - hard pass

[@cemsengul16]

Can you boot into Windows using XMP 1 with two G Skill 24 gb 8000 mhz ram sticks? I know that if you use 4 dimms of ram, 8000 mhz xmp is difficult but what if I only use two sticks of 8000 mhz ram on the Dark Hero? I need integrated graphics and quick sync.

[@lukefilewalker9454]

Thanks for your hard work, looks like you’re running Windows 10? Wouldn’t Windows 11 scheduler work better with 14th gen P cores and. E cores? I know that wouldn’t make a difference with the ram issue, but still nobody should be buying a $700 mobo unless they were overcloking competitively. ASUS needs to do better.

[@zgmurph]

Damn that is impressive that they can get away with ripping people off this hard.

[@visitante-pc5zc]

Cons00mers

[@moderndespair9922]

@@visitante-pc5zc Yellow flash viewer

[@AB-IS-ME]

Was just about to execute on this mobo! Vid was just in time for me, thanks Jufes!!

[@aelaan12]

It is really not only Asus, I have a GigaByte DDR5 that is supposed to handle 7600Mhz and that is fine. I also bought 4 x 16Gb and I had it working at the speed my RAM was sold at (6000Mhz) but the board froze, the OS blue screened, I send all the memory back and bought 2 x 32Gb, also 6000Mhz. I got Patriot memory and the darn thing has been rock solid since last night. I do not need to overclock it, 6000Mhz is fine by me, as long as it can run stable. QVL is just as much a scam as the 80+ Gold is on the PSU market. Rubber stamp it, nobody will care. I am still not sure if I am keeping this motherboard, Amazon has great return policies.

[@DaRone1981]

I’m gonna wait on the new Tachyon

[@user-oz2iy9ph2t]

whats crazy about the asrock boards is even the cheap ones that are 4 dimm will run 7600 stable with A-DIE and a good cpu mem controller. i got the riptide with the 13900k c36 7600 stable. the board was only like 200 bucks. you just have to run the oc at 5.7 all core not 5.8 because the vrm is average

[@NUCLEARARMAMENT]

The ASUS Z690 PRIME is $200 and could likely do 7400-7600 MHz stable.

[@killerrf]

@@NUCLEARARMAMENTmy z690 prime would only do 7000xmp with a ks… some others possibly better or worse. All a crap shoot

[@eeeo2196]

I’m wondering, which would be faster, 61,61,59,59,59,59,59,59 or 60 all core? Find it hard to stabilize on 60 all core for some reason.. i9 14900k 7800mhz Cl34 z790 hero

[@SKHYJINX]

You should maybe calculate the difference 5900 vs 6000 differences really are % wise.... and then ask urself... if its 59x or 60x stable after all... what then? Whats the goal? Is it even worth giving a shit about 100Mhz here and there... its not going to CHANGE THE GAME... CPU wise. Its a LOT of f*cking around but you know that so.... Jufes has videos on sweetspots and best practices.. sounds like ur at the end of the curve and are in diminishing returns.

[@georgestojanovic]

What is app that u use for test ram? I can see that name is "RAM Test" but its not possible to find on Google that app... Can you please provide the link of that app? :)

[@aaksola]

He says it in the video. The app is from Karhu Software.

[@theodanielwollff]

The QVL lists are real but with a catch. They are done with pre-binned ES CPUs. 100s of CPU to find one that can do 8000 on 4-slot. Its possible, but basically you need a 8400 IMC (2-slot) for 8000 4-slot to work. The motherboard itself "can" do it, under the right circumstances, but not the average joe for sure. You also did XMP1, which ignores the SPD data besides the primaries in favor of better "ASUS" values. Basically a mini OC applied to the ram on top of the XMP profile. You want to always use XMP2

[@brofister9682]

hey joodoos i got some of the timmy slayer parts and a 6800xt (cuz im broke lol), is it good enough for 1440peee? i want one of those sexy ass oled screens

[@ZackSNetwork]

Yes a 6800xt is equivalent to a RX 7800xt so it’s great for 1440p.

[@brofister9682]

@@ZackSNetwork cool ive heard oled colors look vivid, and the response times are minuscule

[@ZackSNetwork]

@@brofister9682OLED is incredible once you go OLED your never gonna like LCD again.

[@FFadddict]

so is it just a ram issue and nothing else? or is there other issues that you didnt cover?

[@unkncua2112]

I have a 4090 already, can I still do the bundle, with gpu excluded?

[@TheCashman007]

is there a something up with the m.2 1st slot and gpu slot ?

[@PiotrPurchalak]

Which DDR5 work properly on this motherboard? I checked 2x32GB G.Skill 6000 (QVL) and they don't work. 2x32GB Corsair 6600, they only work stable on 4400. The 13900KS processor died after a month. 14900K only works limited to 5.4Ghz. What's the problem? The Asus ProArt Creator Z790 motherboard in my wife's computer has the same problems. 🤯

[@mason9119]

thats why i love my z790 white apex motherboard , my gskill ddr5 2x24GB 8000 Mhz running at 8200 Mhz rock solid at stock voltages (1.35v) 🤟😁🤟

[@ionelroza8711]

it just boots at 8200 so its stable or you've run some stress test like Karhu for 24h and you have no errors?

[@SpoiledBadgerMilk]

Just started a spat with you and actually hardcore overclocking.

[@green4191]

4 ram slots haha no fuc$en way it’s doing 8,000. Although I bet they managed to somehow get it to work one time for a very short period of time so that they could say it’ll do 8,000. Or maybe not I don’t know if they need to backup claims or they can just say whatever they want. I can get 8000 no problem but on an EVGA Dark Kingpin 790 that’s actually made for that.

[@ZackSNetwork]

It will get 7600mhz with great tunning and if your lucky 7800mhz.

[@FirstLast-ge4yd]

=========> WARZONE: advice please on which Corsair Dominator Titanium 32gb (2x16gb) rgb to buy with a single goal in mind: the absolute HIGHEST fps possible in warzone. 14700k + Tuf 3080 + Strix z790-e (4-dimm board, i will keep 2 slots empty). Choices are: 6000/cL30, 6400/cL32, 6600/cL32, 7000/c34, 7200/c34, 7600/cL36. Please help, thanks. 🙏🙏🙏

[@FirstLast-ge4yd]

@FrameChasers 🙏

[@kage860]

7200 cl34 is usually stable at xmp and is a die, thats what i bought for my 14900k/z790, a die they say can be overclocked up to 8000 if youre motherboard can handle it, which mine cant anyway

[@FirstLast-ge4yd]

@@kage860few questions: how do you know that specific Corsair Titanium 32gb 7200/cl34 is a-die? And why did you not choose the faster 7600/cL36... is it because it is NOT a-die? which z790 do you have? which ram do you have? thanks

[@Unobserved07]

They're gonna need to release a half decent bios revision for that board that will properly set the default voltages. Probably too low imc voltage and too high system agent at default to stabilize anything over 7400. 7800 is the best I've ever done on the OG hero with a specific beta bios and about 2 weeks of fafoing and misery.

[@Ben-ld1qi]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah I had the OG Hero and it has its own niche with voltages and requires certain BIOSes otherwise over 7200 doesn't always work.

[@stevog893]

What about a binned MC that does 8800. Would that make up some difference?

[@Unobserved07]

@@stevog893 in order to push speeds like that you're talking about winning the lotto on binned CPU/Ram kit/motherboard. All 3 have to be golden samples to achieve that and your still looking at pushing an ungodly amount of voltage. I also have no idea how good the scaling is on ddr5 beyond 8200. At some point there is always diminishing returns. Edit: You also have to be running a 1 dimm per channel board.

[@barome7236]

@@Ben-ld1qi which bios do you use for the Hero ? here i can't do barely better than 6933 with 7600 DDR5

[@Ben-ld1qi]

@@barome7236 I already sold it many months ago so I don't remember. The first Hero didn't even do 7200 y-cruncher VST stable. I then had the board replaced through warranty for another Hero. I also read Igor's Lab Z790 Hero review (google it) wherw he succeeds 7800 stable, and he mentions it's important to have IVR TX at least the same or higher as the DRAM VDD. This allowed me to achieve 7200 but I didn't manage higher. From what it seems the Hero version is very dependent on specific BIOS versions and doesn't easily do 7600+ on just about any revision.

[@CidEmilio47]

so my great question is: which mother board supports 8000mhz and 4 dimms?

[@tonep3168]

Thanks for telling it as it is Jufes!

[@LBH91]

I got the formula plan to run at 7200 with 2x16 g skill trident is it possible to just enable the xmp 3.0 and go will someone please inform me

[@joshyddog2054]

You save me money man! I return it that day when I comment. I should of waited until you did your review.

[@Atlan_tis]

What about ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi ? Any good ?

[@georgem.6136]

Can’t wait to see the Asrock put to the test lol, Asus I knew that 8000 wasn’t happening lol

[@JodyBruchon]

I was sent here by someone in my Telegram chat. I feel your pain so much. I'm sick of these manufacturers screwing around like this.

[@tech6294]

OMG that ending with the Nova... LMFAO 🤣 These brands need to get their shit together if they want to charge this much!

[@UptownNYC]

Guess my only overcloking option is ASUS ENCORE Z790. I would like an Apex 1, but it's sold out and out of print. Damn...

[@StephenKempGT4]

You did not get this video fast enough, lol. I am stuck with a Dark Hero and 8000MHz RAM. Fully in a custom loop, so a bit of a pain to rebuild. And my racing season starts in a week, so really I don't have time. Support ticket into ASUS. I can get 7400MHz working in MemTest86 Pro. But that locks up in Windows, so not sure how far I have to drop it.

[@fhpchris]

I’m in the same boat as you. I can almost get 7400 stable but I have to use the perfect voltages. I gave up and just used my 96gb 6400 kit. Even 7200 throws errors at the default voltages for me in memtest 86 😂.

[@StephenKempGT4]

@@fhpchris I gave up on the Dark Hero. Asus Support just said to RMA the RAM. I and returning the Dark Hero as it is defective all mem errors are for the DIMM in B2 slot, even when modules are swapped. Tearing down the full loop and installing a Asus Maximus Apex Encore motherboard people that have had better results with

[@onehardbuffalo]

Is msi a good choice?

[@216edwin]

Frame Chaser what is the best z790 motherboard from asus apex og 😊

[@morphes]

my z690 runs 7000 with minimal tweaks, 200 more mhz for $700 sheesh

[@onehours]

What board and what minimal tweaking volts you did?

[@rogerstallone5857]

Duh it's got the 4 DIMM slots. I was shocked when this board came out more expensive than the Apex Encore. SO I got the Encore and run 8000 no problem

[@theanglerfish]

i bought ASRock B760m PG Sonic WIFI they specified how fast it can go with how much mem. slots occupied so they write 7200* and * was 1 slot occupied dual channel was something around 6800 which...i wouldn´t use anyway as a creator 6600 was just safe bet but i tested it and worked just fine so ASRock is a safe choice i guess but also with Gigabyte i had really good experience but i have these boards only for AM4 but...3766MT/s cl14 but they advertised only 3600MT/s and probably i can go higher (Samsung B die btw) and also depends on CPU mem. controller so in short max advertised freq. is with only one mem. slot occupied but totally agree...is like buying 300hp car but really have 230

[@salamdrik]

Top man, what happen ehit MemTest Button used to be so easy to overclock the hell out of ram stick now days cant even get it work at xmp clocks madness😅😂

[@KirbyBot69]

i get 6600Mhz, on a "7800" mhz MB, so i dont know much about RMA, hows that work? its the ASUS z790 Maximus Hero

[@vh9network]

for Intel, I'm still rocking my MSI Z690-A Pro DDR4 and tuned i5-12600K, it runs good in single thread like a i9-12900K. I see no need to upgrade this. 😎

[@jwar2163]

Thanks for the video. I purchased the AMD 7950X3D and mated it to the X670E Crosshair Extreme with a Strix RTX 4090 OC. I have had nothing, but issues for six months. AMD is fighting me on RMA of the CPU and I am Waiting for a response from ASUS. The Crosshair Extreme is the most unstable MB I have ever owned I am not able to get the board to operate even at stock speed of the AMD 7950X3D. So unstable with the DDR5 . ASUS has about lost me as a return customer after dropping 6k for all components after custom building PC for myself and others I could never again recommend an ASUS Product. Was looking to go to the Z790 Dark Hero because I have the ASUS G701 and the Ryujin III RGB that is less than 6 months old. Looks like I am taking a huge loss will look at MSI but wary as I left MSI years ago due to failures on the MBs, The only thing to pass all testing is the Corsair DDR5 Dominator x2 by 32

[@cheesymcspeedy1]

Oooooh, I can't wait for the Nova one! It just seems like a good board for the price and I hope it performs. That's all I even care about.

[@UaE0BoSS1]

I bought the NOVA and the max RAM I could get to is 7800 stable. I couldn’t get it stable at 8000 whatsoever.

[@Ben-ld1qi]

@@UaE0BoSS1 That sounds about right. I wonder if the MSI refresh Tomahawk/Edge are capable of 8000 although I'd take the Nova over them.

[@OVERKILL_PINBALL]

The ASUS Z790 Extreme board only officially supports G.Skill 7600 and TG 7800.. not sure what is so extreme about that other than the price...

[@sv0g391]

It is not a refresh board and they do not exist for sale anymore

[@abelgutierrez3603]

Curious to see what the Nova can do. That board is being pushed hard everywhere. Just need another budget option, the Z790i Edge is great for 7600-7800 no stress memory OCs. But they look hilarious in bigger cases.

[@jjlw2378]

MSI should have released Z790 Unify-X. I was really hoping they would.

[@abelgutierrez3603]

​@@jjlw2378completely agree

[@BinhBoi0115]

currently waiting for my Nova to come in next week. pairing it with a 14900k and 24gb memory should be interesting to work with. hope Jufes can test the board out too

[@arjanvink9361]

4:07 'you can't just take my word for it'..... Well Jufes, i do. And a lot of people with me i believe.

[@shadowarez1337]

I bought one as i missed out on the Asus Maximus z670e boards they released like 10 then discontinued it. I don't need 8000 mhz Ram iv got a nice kit of 7000mhz 64GB kit.

[@ZackSNetwork]

I bought the Asus Z790 Maximus Formula because it matched my all white aesthetics. I’m not a super overclocker and it has everything I need for a high end setup. Thanks for the video though dude your awesome.

[@sv0g391]

1) what ram speed are you using? 2) how is the 5g LAN? 3) if you are not using liquid on it, how hot does the VRM get? Cheers

[@ZackSNetwork]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@sv0g391I have 96gbs of DDR5 ram it’s Corsair Dominator Titanium 48gbs x2 at 6600mhz base. I overclocked the ram to 7200mhz and this is because I’m still an amateur at overclocking it’s stable though. I use the Wi-Fi 7. The VRM is excellent you can liquid cool if you want however if you don’t it’s very cool and over engineered really.

[@robertlewis8608]

If you can talk to an ASUS motherboard Engineer, the Maximus Hero, The Dark Hero, and the Formula all share a poor memory lead layout to make room for everything else on the board. If you want a board that will actually run faster ram on the QVL list 7200-8000mhz you need to buy the Rog Strix Z790-E 7200mhz cl34 fastest I have seen is 7600-7800 G.Skill kits but that was on a diamond lottery 13900ks+hand picked G.Skill kits, APEX/APEX Encore. The Maximus hero/Dark Hero, Extreme and Formula are super dependent on the IMC quality since their memory lead layouts well are abysmal.

[@Chris-zf2xk]

I have no issues with this board what so ever. Been rocking 4 and 2 dimm XMP settings with no issues. This board at least for the 4 dimm folks provides the best stability so far that I have seen.

[@agmk135]

I can’t hear a thing he’s saying. I’m just analyzing the cat images on his shirt. J/k. Thank you for pointing these things out to us. I appreciate all the videos!

[@XDYEPLEL]

thanks was about to buy as encore wasnt available, got old apex instead for 350 gg. where do i donate

[@erickp.2046]

i just searched this product, clicked on this video. got my answer in 46 seconds. Never seen you before. but the hair cut just told me to trust it. thank you.

[@DATRecords604]

is it possible that your board was somehow defective? are other users with a dark hero able to achieve over 7000/7400 stable ?

[@LBH91]

7200 all day xmp 1

[@reeemooo]

Oh man i am so glad i picked apex encore based on your video ! I am so happy that i didn’t pick dark hero thanks bro

[@liftedcj7on44s]

That last CPU that was hard locking has the infamous SA bug. Anything over 1.3SA and they hard lock which is an Intel problem, No way for asus to know which CPU's have the SA bug. I have an Apex Encore running 2x24gb@8400 and I also have a NOVA that I am going to test the same CPU and RAM from the Apex on it.

[@Ben-ld1qi]

Hope you manage 8000.

[@liftedcj7on44s]

@@Ben-ld1qi We shall see on the NOVA, I used the NOVA for a few weeks and honestly it's a really good board for the price.

[@NeverLucky-RubberDucky]

Uhoh, I got a z690 PG riptide :C cant wait to see how bad everything is now, i wish i found your channel a lot sooner.

[@UaE0BoSS1]

The NOVA that I got would never get to 8000 XMP stable at all. Had to reduce it to 7800 to get it stable. Curious what your experience would be like.

[@user-cm9cd2mr1y]

What CPU? And what timings?

[@UaE0BoSS1]

@@user-cm9cd2mr1y 14900K. 34-45-45-34 and max trefi. EDIT: I'm using GSKILL 7600C36 32GB Kit and TeamGroup T Force Xtreem 8000MHz 48GB. Both of them max out at 7800MHz no matter what I change. Reason I got the 48GBs from TG is I plan to build a new ITX system so I upgraded my main RAM to TG.

[@kaanaslan_tr]

I have this mb, purchased last week. I’m satisfied so far.

[@Stringbean421]

Me too. Just finished my new build with this Motherboard. Even managed to run 64 Gigs (4 sticks) of RAM XMP up to 7200MHZ.

[@kaanaslan_tr]

@@Stringbean421 I’m now testing different overclock profiles but I’m not bothering with the Rams. I use XMP II profile.

[@ShanDysigns]

Maybe I'm missing something, but there is only one reference to 8 GT/s that I remember coming across, and I don't remember thinking that I would be able to hit those speeds myself. I read it as if there have been tests that reached those speeds (meaning those speeds are possible - likely only in a lab-type, not for commercial environment at the moment. I don't feel mislead at all. I've never even seen any ddr5 kits to advertise that speed, so how is this a misleading thing? Maybe people aren't reading everything and then feel cheated when Asus didn't imply it (at least from what I've read), and I've read quite a bit about this board, and I certainly wasn't expecting those speeds, so.. ?

[@mohannadbittar8499]

I want to buy a new Motherboard, which one you can recommend me to buy. The cpu is i9 14900ks and Ram is DDR5 8000

[@mylittlepwny3447]

4 dimm DDR5 boards should be ignored. Either buy a "cheap" DDR4 board, OR spend the money to get a high end 2 dimm boards like the Apex or Tachyon.