Question 1

Can I add m.2 storage in addition to my SSD that is already installed?

Accepted Answer

You totally can, however adding the M.2 may force that drive to become the first drive letter and make it bootable.  Make sure to alter the BIOS settings to force the SSD to be the first boot device.

Question 2

So will this board only run 3000m ram if overclocked?

Accepted Answer

Yes, technically. You have change to a D.M.P. profile in the bios (takes literally 2 seconds). I say 'technically' because the motherboard thinks the ram is O.C. but if the ram is rated for 3000mhz then it is going to be highly stable at that frequency in most systems. I put my corsair vengeance to 3000 and have 0 problems at all.  Pushing the ram higher than its recommended frequency will cause some problems if you're not careful and knowledgeable about how to stabilize (e.g. voltage, cooling). Hope this helps.

Question 3

Can you disable the red audio leds on the back of the board?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All the lights can be disabled using the BIOS. The red lights on the back and near the mobo power cord will briefly turn on during boot up but they turn off after a few seconds if you have all the lights disabled in the BIOS.

Question 4

Will this board work well with a GTX1070 or GTX1080?

Accepted Answer

YES!  This would be a steller board to use. the bottom left LEDs have less control than top right ones. Newer models seem to have control all over.  App for this board needs updated to run on startup minimized to enable the color patterns.

Question 5

Are there separate pins (header) for a water-cooler pump or does the pump need to go into one of the cpu-fan headers?

Accepted Answer

There are several 4 pins fan headers that can be used around the CPU and one on the lower part of the board near the bottom edge. They are not specifically labeled for water cooling but if you have a 3 or 4 pin connector you should have no issues. Hope this helps!

Question 6

I know the question has been asked if this board will support Kabylake cpu's, but will it support them without a BIOS update?

Accepted Answer

The 1.6 BIOS notes from 2016-10-18 reads "Supported next generation new Intel CPU." I suspect this is the minimum BIOS revision needed for using a Kabylake processor. There's a chance that this version--or a newer one--could end up being shipped if this board were purchased today, so a BIOS flash may not be necessary.

Question 7

Does this motherboard supports Nvidia Quadro K4000 graphic card?

Accepted Answer

It should I don't see any reason why it wouldn't have had various different graphics cards on that motherboard and never had a problem I would just check with the videos specifications and requirements and make sure that the board does meet the standards along with the vice versa video card meeting board standards

Question 8

Does this have wifi and bluetooth?

Accepted Answer

Nope, it doesn't have bluetooth or wifi. I debated getting that card because of this but I'm glad I did - really happy with it overall. Posted immediately with no fuss. I ended up getting a cheap bluetooth USB adapter that works just fine.

Question 9

When I received this  mother board it was not in a product box, just a shipping box with bubble wrap.  No manual or driver disc or anything.  Just the plate for the ports.  Should I be concerned?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

I had this product for over a month now but I was only just now able to find out that it is DOA. I have tried different ram in different slots and a different PSU and practically everything on how to test if it is broken and I have some to the conclusion that it is DOA. Can I return it if its been over a month?

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