possible motherboard issue: need help!

Arcturus314

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Hello all,
I have been experiencing a lot of bsods as well as SATA devices not being recognised. I have a week old ASRock z87 extreme6. I think the problem is the motherboard but I am not sure. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
 
Solution
Do you have the latest BIOS and mobo drivers? Not the ones that came with the mobo, but from the web site, those on the included CD/DVD are often outdated by the time you get them...might also want to try with a single 280X and if all well that way, then try with the other by itself...., check that the DRAM is set up via XMP and not sitting in aAUTO, if so it is prob at 1333 with less than optimal timings
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.54 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($307.27 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($307.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($208.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1934.98
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Do you have the latest BIOS and mobo drivers? Not the ones that came with the mobo, but from the web site, those on the included CD/DVD are often outdated by the time you get them...might also want to try with a single 280X and if all well that way, then try with the other by itself...., check that the DRAM is set up via XMP and not sitting in aAUTO, if so it is prob at 1333 with less than optimal timings
 
Solution
Semi on Holidays, try and stay away - (and often end up playing with my own rigs) so basically every day it's one thing or another 😉 though will say used to be even worse when I worked for a 40hr job, then it was that and working on building my own business - am finding I get more selective on what I chose to work on though 😉