Questions about ASUS Rog Maximus Ix Hero

yes seems exaggerated since pc ostschweiz has the thing for 269.- on offer

Yes, simply remove the old sticks and insert the new ones. And select the X.P.M. memory profile in UEFI.

No, it is not compatible.

Yes. Theoretically, you can use your i7 6700k. But why? The Z170s support 6th gen as standard, and are usually cheaper to buy. The Maximus IX is already very expensive and "overkill". You would be better off with a Maximus VIII (ASUS Maximus VIII Hero (LGA 1151, Intel Z170, ATX)) with an i7 6700k. Or is there a particular reason you want to get the other one? And which one do you have at the moment?

Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x, 16GB, DDR4-3000, DIMM 288) Have the board with this Ram. TOP satisfied! Pay attention to the manual of the board or on the manufacturer's page. There is a list with compatible Ram. Then you do nothing wrong

I think there is a mistake in the description: according to the specs it only supports "Core i5 7th Gen , Core i7 7th Gen , Core i3 7th Gen" but not 6th Gen - but an i7-6700K would work according to this page: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-HERO/HelpDesk_CPU/ or also here: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-HERO/specifications/ Or am I wrong here and there is no error in the description?

I have air cooling (Noctua NH 15) and reached 4.6 GHz (Prime95) with the 7700K on this board without increasing the voltage, but at 4.7 GHz it was no longer suitable for everyday use! You would have to try water cooling, but it also depends on the respective processor etc.. But the board should play along...

Hello You have to buy the Koolance control unit for this. Unfortunately, we don't have the device yet. However, this should also work with the control unit from Aquatuning. Greetings

There is no such thing as an "HDD" or "M.2" password. But you can set a BIOS or UEFI PW. However, if you want to protect critical data on a hard disk, it is advisable to encrypt the corresponding hard disk anyway. With physical access to the hard disk, unencrypted data is always accessible, with or without a password in the BIOS. Low-level passwords protect access to the hard drive, but not the data itself. They are a time barrier, nothing more.

according to description... YES Expansion slot PCI Express Version (max.)i 3 (3.0) PCI Express x16i 3 x PCI Express x1i 3 x Expansion slot speed PCI-E 3.0 x16 (@x16)i 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (@x4)i 1 x

Clock frequencies no problem. Get the list of tested Ram on Asus' own homepage under drivers and manuals. Then you can make a correct decision.