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My first build. I call her "Tima". Specs: Caselabs Merlin SM8 Intel I 4770 K Asus Maximus VI Extreme Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 4GB x 4 GeForce GTX Titan Black (Overclocked) Corsair AX 1200i PSU Samsung 840 Pro 250 GB SSD x 2 Western Digital 7200 1 TB HDD Asus External Optical Drive...

Hello all. I just installed the drives into my new build and I got a POST code error "AE". AE = "Legacy Boot Event" according to the manual. What on earth is a legacy boot event? BIOS recognizes the drives (see picture). I'm guessing It's due to the fact that there is no OS installed, but I...

Thank you both for the input. It POSTED perfectly.

Well, that's quite a relief. Thank you for the response.

Hello all. I just fired up a new build for the first time. It seems like everything is fine. I have four sticks of 4GB RAM, a Titan GPU and 7 fans connected. I have no problem getting into bios. The keyboard and mouse work fine. I dont' have any drives connected. What gives with POST code...

Hello all. Tomorrow I will be receiving the keyboard for my new build, at which point I will attempt to fire it up for the first time. The plan is to connect the minimum amount of components necessary. This means 1 stick of RAM (4GB), and thats about it. No GPU, no drives. It seems like a...

Hello all. Thought I would show the progression of project Tima, my first build. I must say that going from the vision to the goal is no simple task for me. It was simply not possible for me to grasp all the subtleties and pitfalls lying in wait. Overall, I have found this to be a very...

I'm sorry, but I'm a bit confused. Take a look at what? Do you think I am still good to go with the model I mentioned?

Thanks for the response. Info in the link is spot on. 4.13 must be a misprint because I've searched and searched and that version does not exist. Nothing like a typo in a QVL to send a newbie on a wild goose chase. I can almost hear them laughing over there at Asus. :)

Hello. I have a question about XMP versions. I just installed an Asus Maximus VI Extreme motherboard and I'm looking to purchase 16 GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum CMD16GX3MVA1866C9. Everywhere I look it says this type of RAM supports XMP 1.3, including the Corsair website. The issue is...

Yes. I saw these. The Industrials are the perfect color for my build, but I concluded they were probably going to be a bit loud. The grays are nice, but I got some erroneous information a while back that they would not be available in 120mm, which they are. So I'm chugging forward with poo...

Thanks for the input! Seems all paths lead me back to the Noctuas. The color scheme isn't great, but I think I can make it work. I picked up 4 NF P-12s. I'll be starting a build log soon. I'm waiting for a workbench to be delivered.