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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E HERO-Compatible DDR5 DIMM???
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You have a generous neighbor.
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Best luck with Asus.
Thanks, man!
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You have a generous neighbor.
"This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Richard Blaine
Casablanca, Morocco, 1942
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Can anyone tell me at what point a USB wired Keyboard becomes available after pressing the START Button on the MB?
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I’d remove and reinstall the cpu just for fun at this point
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And a late thought I had. Check that the 22 pin power cable is seated well at both ends as well as the CPU power cables.
Last edited: Feb 25, 2026
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Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
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And a late thought I had. Check that the 33 pin power cable is seated well at both ends as well as the CPU power cables.
33 pin power cable? What's that?
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Windows 11 26200.8116
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Amd Threadripper 7970X
Motherboard
Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D Rev. 1.0
Memory
128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
Sound Card
none (USB to speakers), Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Innocn 32" OLED
Screen Resolution
3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
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BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
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Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
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64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
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Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
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33 pin power cable? What's that?
It's obviously a typo. 22 pin
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It's obviously a typo. 22 pin
The standard ATX power cable has 24 pins.
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Amd Threadripper 7970X
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Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D Rev. 1.0
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128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
Sound Card
none (USB to speakers), Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Innocn 32" OLED
Screen Resolution
3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
PSU
BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
Case
Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
Cooling
SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
Keyboard
Cherry KC 500 MX LP (mechanical)
Mouse
Logitech M500s (wired)
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2000/250 Mbps (down/up)
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xFinity gateway
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Intel I9-13900K
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Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
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64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
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Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
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built in Realtek
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Philips 27E1N8900 27" OLED
Screen Resolution
3840 X 2160 @60Hz
Hard Drives
WDC SN850 1TB
PSU
eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
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Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
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Cherry Streaming (wired)
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The standard ATX power cable has 24 pins.
Yeah, only 22 are used. Maybe i is 23 now. The point is, it may not be properly connected. They are typically fussy on the MB side.
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Yeah, only 22 are used. Maybe i is 23 now. The point is, it may not be properly connected. They are typically fussy on the MB side.
Maybe so.
But I push the connector in until the lock engages. That has always been good enough.
And the 12VHPWR connector for my GPU has yet to go up in smoke. Its lock clicks, too.
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Amd Threadripper 7970X
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Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D Rev. 1.0
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128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
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none (USB to speakers), Realtek
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Innocn 32" OLED
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3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
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Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
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BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
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SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
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Cherry KC 500 MX LP (mechanical)
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Logitech M500s (wired)
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Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
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64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
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Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
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built in Realtek
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Philips 27E1N8900 27" OLED
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3840 X 2160 @60Hz
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WDC SN850 1TB
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eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
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Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
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Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
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Cherry Streaming (wired)
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Logitech M500s (wired)
Well and good you make sure you engage your lock. My my comment wasn't directed at you though. I've had motherboards where the lock is hard to engage. It is good your 12VHPPWR is locked and hasn't smoked, but others have.
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Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
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Maybe so.
To reply to myself, I don't mean to imply people who have had problems have necessarily messed up.
Some manufacturers have blamed issues with the 12VHPWR connectors on improper insertion, but that may be false.
My experiences are limited. I hope that my luck holds.
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Windows 11 26200.8116
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homebuilt
CPU
Amd Threadripper 7970X
Motherboard
Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D Rev. 1.0
Memory
128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
Sound Card
none (USB to speakers), Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Innocn 32" OLED
Screen Resolution
3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
PSU
BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
Case
Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
Cooling
SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
Keyboard
Cherry KC 500 MX LP (mechanical)
Mouse
Logitech M500s (wired)
Internet Speed
2000/250 Mbps (down/up)
Other Info
xFinity gateway
Operating System
windows 11 26200.8116
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PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
homebuilt
CPU
Intel I9-13900K
Motherboard
Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
Memory
64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
Graphics card(s)
Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
Sound Card
built in Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Philips 27E1N8900 27" OLED
Screen Resolution
3840 X 2160 @60Hz
Hard Drives
WDC SN850 1TB
PSU
eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
Case
Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
Cooling
Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Cherry Streaming (wired)
Mouse
Logitech M500s (wired)
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Best luck with Asus.
I thought I'd posted this question earlier, but now I can't find it... ASUS clearly stated 'Do not return the MB in the Manufacturer's box.' Does anyone know why they don't want me to use a box that was *designed* to hold and protect this specific MB? I'm going to ask them, but I thought I would ask here first. The only thing that occurs to me is the shipping costs for a heavy box.
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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Dell/Precision 351
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Intel i7 2.60Ghz
Motherboard
Dell 0y8h01
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16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro P620 + Intel UHD Graphics 630
Sound Card
Realtek
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Screen Resolution
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Hard Drives
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
Mouse
Logitech Gaming Mouse G600
Browser
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BitDefender
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CPU
AMD Ryzen 9950X3D
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Asus ROG Crosshair X870E
Memory
Corsair Dominator DDR5 32GB
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nVidia RTX 5080
Hard Drives
2 Samsung NVMe M.2 SSD 9100 4TB
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Seasonic GX-1200W
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LanCool 216
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Steelseries Apex Pro Gen 3
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