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7/13/11 at 6:29pm

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updated bios 0651 on p8z68-v pro , cpu reads -10 degrees then normal.

I cannot downgrade back to 0501 it gives me error "image outdated"

keep up good work on updated bios and drivers for z68 series

wish someday have a white mouse cursor in the bios instead of that green one...
Edited by EaglePC - 7/13/11 at 6:31pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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7/14/11 at 7:03pm

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This thread is boring , Asus Z68 Series ,guess not to many owners

SimpleTech thanks for the hard work on updated drivers.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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7/14/11 at 9:20pm

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This thread is boring , Asus Z68 Series ,guess not to many owners

I think it's because there aren't many benefits to switching from P67 to Z68. I got Z68 for the fact that it was cheap and I needed something with onboard video ports.

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SimpleTech thanks for the hard work on updated drivers.

No problem man. Just doing what I do best.

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7/16/11 at 11:55pm

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I just love this ASUS P8Z68-V PRO

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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7/18/11 at 3:13pm

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Hello all, I got a Asus P8Z68-V Pro Mobo as well

I need some Overclocking help please!! Hope this is the correct Post for this, if not please move me.

I got an I7 2600k with a Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler. My system runs around mid 30s when not being used and when gaming mid 40s - mid 50s. I never seen it go over 60 degrees yet and its running at default speed 3.4ghz.

I read about users overclocking the CPU to over 5ghz. What would you guys recommend I try first and what should I change my voltage settings too? I never did the overclocking thing before so please treat me as a noob

I also got the following RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Fan Series DDR3 2133MHz (PC3-17000) 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit

I got a Coolermaster 850 W PS as well.
and I have the Fan installed. I could really use some help with trying to overclock the Ram as well so please give me some settings for my board so I can run some tests!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core I7-2600k	Asus P8Z68-V Pro(V.0401)	Geforce GTX 560	G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Fan Series DDR3 2133MHz(2x4GB)
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Intel-510 SSD 120 GB/Western Digital 2TB	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Asus 24 Inch	Cooler Master Silent Pro M850 Modular 850W
Case
Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 ATX Mid Tower

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core I7-2600k	Asus P8Z68-V Pro(V.0401)	Geforce GTX 560	G.SKILL Ripjaws X + Fan Series DDR3 2133MHz(2x4GB)
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Power
Intel-510 SSD 120 GB/Western Digital 2TB	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Asus 24 Inch	Cooler Master Silent Pro M850 Modular 850W
Case
Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 ATX Mid Tower

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7/21/11 at 12:14am

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Iâ€™ve gone on and on and on about this board. Iâ€™ll try and keep this concise as a result. Overclocking the P8Z68-V Pro was identical to overclocking boards from the P8P67 family and thatâ€™s a good thing. Essentially all I had to do in order to reach 5GHz was to set the load-line calibration to Ultra High and set the CPU-PLL overvoltage option to enabled in BIOS. From there I simply had to find voltages that worked. Increasing my CPU voltage to 1.425v and my CPU PLL voltage to 1.95v were all I needed for stability using a 50x multiplier. Beyond that I had temperature issues and the voltage needed to go up, but stability wasnâ€™t achievable. Memory support worked as it should. I was able to reach the full DDR3 1600MHz potential with my RAM. Though I couldnâ€™t reach the next supported speed of DDR3 1866MHz. I can on some boards but usually they are X58 boards and thatâ€™s still a rare occurrence.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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7/21/11 at 3:58am

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Hey Guys,

I`m having a memory issue and I saw some of you have similar kit so maybe you could give me a heads up.

I`m trying to run 4x 2gb Gskill dimms, namely these http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=367 on an Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, and I can`t get it to run for the life of me

I used to have these dimms running 100% stable on a P8P67, so the sticks must be good, but the infamous chipset issue got me, and I used the oppertunity to switch to Z68.

I wrote down my P67 bios settings before switching, intending to copy them to the Z68, but I noticed that the bioses had some minor differences, namely I`m missing the "VCCSA voltage" option entirely.

When using 2 of the 4 sticks I can get the machine to run reliably, but with all 4 it basically fails to POST most of the time.
This is when using 9/10/9/28/2 latencies, a Dram voltage of up to 1.65, and VCCIO of 1.25.

What would you recommend I try next ?

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7/21/11 at 9:39pm

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Hey Guys,

I`m having a memory issue and I saw some of you have similar kit so maybe you could give me a heads up.

I`m trying to run 4x 2gb Gskill dimms, namely these http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=367 on an Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, and I can`t get it to run for the life of me

I used to have these dimms running 100% stable on a P8P67, so the sticks must be good, but the infamous chipset issue got me, and I used the oppertunity to switch to Z68.

I wrote down my P67 bios settings before switching, intending to copy them to the Z68, but I noticed that the bioses had some minor differences, namely I`m missing the "VCCSA voltage" option entirely.

When using 2 of the 4 sticks I can get the machine to run reliably, but with all 4 it basically fails to POST most of the time.
This is when using 9/10/9/28/2 latencies, a Dram voltage of up to 1.65, and VCCIO of 1.25.

What would you recommend I try next ?

1. Did you remove battery from MB for 5 minutes then put back in
2. Did you reset BIOS to Defaults (With your 2 sticks of ram of course for now)
3. If you get post return to BIOS set to XMP (Don't Touch Nothing Else)
4. Add all 4 sticks , See if it works out

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge	ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE	EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW	GSkill F3-1866C9D-8GAB 16GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX	LG Bluray Burner	CORSAIR H60	Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VG Series VG278H	Logitech K800 Black USB RF Wireless	CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Logitech Performance Mouse MX	XTrac Ripper	Asus Xonar Essence STX with Sennheiser HD 280 P...
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Thanks Eagle, I`ll try that when I get back home.

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7/22/11 at 1:10pm

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When I go from 100% default bios settings, then set XMP, the machine is not amused, even with 2 sticks.

Hangs in windows after a few minutes, and sometimes before finishing POST.

This issue is very similar to what I used to have with my P8P67 deluxe, until I started playing with VCCSA on that one and it worked like a charm.

I don`t know what else to do

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