Question 1

anyone using windows 7 on this board if so how did the installation go?

Accepted Answer

Its working well for me.  I continued to run a previous installation of windows 7 after installing the new mobo.  I only had to re-certify windows which was a single confirmation click (and some network activity to MS servers).

Question 2

Does it support NVMe m.2 SSD? Like Samsung 950 Pro? Don't need NVMe RAID though.

Accepted Answer

yes, I am running the 256GB m.2 ssd.  Wicked fast

SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 256GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P256BW

I would only recommend the Samsung 950 pro.  Tried a different m.2 on a different board and it didn't work.

Question 3

Does this have built in wireless support networking card?

Accepted Answer

No, but good USB wireless network adapters are relatively inexpensive, like B01ISQL77M

Question 4

Does this come with a fan/heatsink?

Accepted Answer

It does not come with a cpu fan or heatsink, but one should come with the cpu you purchase. Unless it is a overclockable cpu, which then you have to buy your own.

Question 5

Will this motherboard work with a EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan)? My current Lenovo motherboard won't work with it and hence why I am looking for a new motherboard.

Accepted Answer

I don't see why not. This motherboard will work with any graphics card. I picked this for my friend's build and it still working great.

Question 6

Can you overclock a i5-6600K on this board?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can. I am using the board with an i5-6600 (nonK) and it will automatically overclock that from 3.3 to 3.9. It will OC a 6600K easily and people report easily attaining 4.2 or better with good stability. Be sure your RAM is DDR4 and watch the multiplier and all will be well.

Question 7

does this board support sli and crossfire?

Accepted Answer

No SLI, but it does support Crossfire

Question 8

What's a good 550-600W PSU that fits the power connectors with this?

Accepted Answer

I used the Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Semi-Modular Power Supply. It works great. However you'll find a lot of great power supplies that will fit just great.

Question 9

Planning Kaby lake on this m/b. 
Is firmware updated? or do I need to?
If i do need to update, does this m/b have ASUS USB BIOS Flash Back utility so i can update w/o much trouble

Accepted Answer

I believe it has USB bios flash utility. I'm an unsure if it will work with Kaby lake out of the box.

Question 10

Installed windows 7 with this mobo and the on board video for the duel DVI will not output to my monitor. HDMI cable/plug woks fine on a diff monitor but not on my older View Sonic. Anyone know what the deal might be?

Accepted Answer

Have you tried the DVI port with any other monitors? Have you checked to make sure it's not just a bad port on your monitor?

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