Batman's CaseLabs Mercury S8 Work Computer

[E-curbi]

Man are you suffering

what in the heaven is happening in the USA with these new Motherboard, maybe Trump?

Next time i need to install a Fan i will call Amazon hopping they offer services overseas

"Amazon Experts" fan installation rates:

120mm - $125 USD
140mm - $150 USD

...and they even plug it in for you, and check to make sure it's spinning.

just kidding...

Should I get the M11E and return it? At least I'd have something under the tree to play with at Christmas time. OK, that's both immature and childish. I get like that when it comes to hardware. lol

Trying to remain positive.


Here's a grab bag of Pure Speculation:


1) The Apex 11 page has been down for (4) days because they are finalizing all the information and bios QVL specifications manuals and support, and will reappear at any moment - and we can buy the board later this week.

OR

2) The Apex 11 page was taken down and is now delayed after Asus got word of the EVGA Z390 DARK 9900K new world record and they are re-working the board and moving revision 2.0 to revision 3.0 to launch next year at CES same time as the EVGA Z390 DARK, and revisions 1 and 2 will never see the light of day. (see what I did there)

OR

3) Asus is updating the Apex 11's VRM section dramatically to overclock the recently announced Intel Comet Lake 10-core 20-thread CPUs which means we might not even see the Apex 11 until February or March 2019.

Awe Gawd.


Again, Pure Speculation, hoping for option 1.

 

[FireFox]

Should I get the M11E and return it?

Don't disappoint me, $ 80 will not make you richer

hoping for option 1.

Me too.

I guess i am getting the 1080ti sooner as i thought, finally i sold the Maximus X hero and a few minutes ago i sold the G.skill Ram

 

[E-curbi]

Glad you're selling your old gear bro, I try to get 50% of original cost, although some gear if you hang on to it long enough seriously increases in value due to the nostalgic effect. I've got a pair of Corsair Dominator GT 2133Mhz memory modules in the old red-black with the super tall cooling fins, believe those are selling very high at the moment.


In this Apex 11 photograph, it does say REV. 2.0 (red circle) on the board doesn't it?


Fun hanging out this morning, now getting back to work, ho hum.

 

[FireFox]

In this Apex 11 photograph, it does say REV. 2.0 (red circle) on the board doesn't it?

Maybe next time the pic will show Rev 3.0

 

[E-curbi]

Intel Architecture Day is today, December 11th

Intel will be taking questions.


-Optane - Phase Change - When will you offer the lower capacity 905P drives? You say the blue LED lighting effect was designed with gamers in mind, yet how many gamers can spend $1300 or $2200 on a single hard drive?

-New KF CPUs without the IGP - I heard they will be $30 cheaper than the standard CPU (which includes the IGP). When can we expect availability and will you begin to offer more F-suffix designated parts moving forward?

-Comet Lake - Will new motherboards (VRMs) be needed to handle all the additional power requirements?

-10nm - How many CPU PCIe lanes can you give us on the mainstream-enthusiast part, dammit?

-7nm - Will 7nm debut prior to 10nm?

 

[Deleted member 178884]

-Optane - Phase Change - When will you offer the lower capacity 905P drives? You say the blue LED lighting effect was designed with gamers in mind, yet how many gamers can spend $1300 or $2200 on a single hard drive?

I second this

 

[E-curbi]

Some new photos of the Maximus XI Apex unveiled at the recent 2018 ROG Day - an eSports event in Asia, these pics from only 4hours ago.

Just look at all those chokes and mosfets, and beefy heatsinks.


First time I've seen the board with the DIMM.2 mounted in the slot, looks really good, nice and balanced.


Mount an Optane 905P 280GB (or higher capacity) PCIe Add-In-Card in slot 16_3 (blue rectangle below) for a more complete aesthetic overall.


Yep, I can envision the 905P AIC easily in peripheral vision while working, since the Batman's chassis is motherboard configuration - horizontal, and that very last PCIe slot 16_3 wired to the PCH, is not located at the very bottom (as in a tower build), yet positioned to the far left with the 905P mounted vertically just to the right of my work display, so perfect.


Still no word on price or availability, but if the Maximus XI Apex goes up at Newegg on Christmas Eve, then I'm ordering on Christmas Eve. lol

 

[E-curbi]

I cannot find an HDMI port on the rear I/O of the Apex 11. NO Video OUT!

Do you know what that means Knoxxy?

It’s my “What If” from a few pages back in this thread coming true right before our very eyes. What if ROG did not use 2 of the chokes and mosfets out of 16 available for the Intel IGP (as is done on all the other ROG XI boards) and allocated ALL 16 to the CPU in a TRUE 8-phase VRM with 2 chokes and 2 mosfets per phase.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I compared the M11A rear I/O image below from the recent 2018 ROG Day Event with the current pics available of the Maximus XI Extreme rear I/O. Yes, the M11E indeed has an HDMI port, yet I cannot find one on the rear of the Maximus XI Apex.


First image - The Maximus XI Extreme rear I/O - the HDMI port (outlined in red) that’s what we are looking for in the second image.

Second image - Maximus XI Apex rear I/O


Every port in the second image is easily identifiable (and NOT HDMI) except the two just below the Ethernet port. The first port below the Ethernet is that just another red internal color USB 3.1 gen 2? Exactly like the layout on the Maximus XI Extreme?

And the second port below the Ethernet is black internally in color yet that port has the SS10 USB SuperSpeed symbol directly to the left of it and TYPE-C marked directly above it, so must be a USB 3.1 gen 2 type C.


Am I right? Am I right?

IFF (if and only if) I am right and there’s no video output, that M11A VRM section will be absolutely magnificent!

The BEST ROG has EVER PRODUCED.

Jumping for pure joy!

 

[FireFox]

You are going out of your head with this Motherboard poor thing

Sorry because i have been a little off in the last few days but it's busy at work

 

[E-curbi]

You are going out of your head with this Motherboard poor thing

Sorry because i have been a little off in the last few days but it's busy at work

Yet it's a very pleasant and happy disease. lol

Where ya been brosephio?

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More jerky for the Maximus XI Apex 3-Day Party. Oh yea!

...it's a nice feeling when Tillamook let's you know right on the label, your jerky is new and not used. lol

 

[FireFox]

Where ya been brosephio?

I work at the Airport and it's Christmas time that means i dont have time to even make water

In 4 hours or so i should be home i will contact you via PM.

 

[E-curbi]

No video output on the Apex 11.

Why am I the only one happy about that news?

I think it's absolutely amazing, something I wished for 2 or 3 pages back in this thread - BEFORE we had any images of the Apex 11's rear I/O.

Less tracers, shorter tracers, less unnecessary circuitry if you ask me, awesome match for one of the new Intel KF-suffix (no IGP) processors coming out in 2019.

Yes, I understand the troubleshooting value of the IGP when your primary video card goes bad or black, the IGP has gotten me out of a few pickles in the past.

Now I'm thinking the Apex 11 may be priced at $649 USD as msrp, and that wouldn't surprise me one little bit.

 

[E-curbi]

"It’s a sign from above, that’s what it is."

A sign the (3) Intel 900P skus that launched Q4 2017 are ready to be retired and succeeded.

Click on this Intel Enthusiast-Class SSD page below:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...olid-state-drives/gaming-enthusiast-ssds.html


The 905P page works just fine, the 900P page is GONE. Wooooooooooooooooo!

Bring on the 905P in 280GB and 480GB capacity skus with the gorgeous blue LEDs, oh yea, oh yea!


More snacks for the Apex 11 Party.

...I didn't know pistachios came in a Sweet Chili flavor.

 

[E-curbi]

It's Happening!

The Apex 11 pages are UP!

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-APEX/

The Specs are Up! Wifi and Bluetooth 5.0, Oh Happy Day!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


I can't believe it's really happening, I'm so happy I could just cry!

Gentlemen, start your flash drives! NOW, is the time to create your own "custom" M11A most recent drivers and bios drive, so you are ready and willing when your new Apex 11 mobo arrives, don't rely on the crap that comes in the box (cuz you know better than that).

...It's also a great time to study the user's manual, even if you're an experienced builder, and grab an Apex 11 wiring schematic as soon as you can find one online.

 

[FireFox]

Wifi and Bluetooth 5.0,

Just 5.0?

 

[E-curbi]

Hey Knoxxypoo! What's a Happenin' man?

Here's what a custom M11A (or any new motherboard) drivers and bios custom flash drive contents will look like (screenshot below). Asus has not posted a user's manual yet, I would normally add that to the folder, and some might want to add the Asus AI Suite utilities to the folder, but I don't use the Asus monitoring utility software, prefer AquaComputer AquaSuite, it's less buggy overall.


Knoxxy will be so proud of me, I already renamed the bios to M11A.CAP . lol

 

[FireFox]

Here's what a custom M11A (or any new motherboard) drivers and bios custom flash drive contents will look like

No different from my Flash drive

Knoxxy will be so proud of me, I already renamed the bios to M11A.CAP . lol

I will always be proud of you no matter what.


I am guessing they will release a new bios version when they launch the Apex, right now on bios version 0602

 

[E-curbi]

No different from my Flash drive



I will always be proud of you no matter what.


I am guessing they will release a new bios version when they launch the Apex, right now on bios version 0602

JJ of Asus always told us, when the support pages go up, availability should be between 7 to 10days.

I'll be checking "all the usual vendors" a few times a day leading up to purchase.

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Do you see a "video out"?


I don't see no "video out"!


Oh Glorious Day!

 

[FireFox]

Man you have to stop it now otherwise you will ended up in a Madhouse

 

[E-curbi]

Man you have to stop it now otherwise you will ended up in a Madhouse

white coat#1: what’s with that guy over there with pistachios dribbling out of his mouth?

white coat#2: he suffers from Fanatical Hardware Syndrome

white coat#1: lucky bastard

 

[E-curbi]

Oh so sexy keyboard cover pic.

 

[FireFox]

I s that a Netgear or Sisco in the pic

 

[E-curbi]

I s that a Netgear or Sisco in the pic

The network switch is Aruba J9774A. Have not mounted the PoE+ cameras yet.

So right now it just sits on my desktop and looks pretty. Installing the "managed" 3-layer security software between Christmas and New Years.

 

[FireFox]

I hope that is not you sitting on iti am a Netgear fan

Joke aside do you mind to check this for me https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/lian-li-pc-v3000wx-big-tower.248041/post-3963144

 

[E-curbi]

I hope that is not you sitting on iti am a Netgear fan

Joke aside do you mind to check this for me https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/lian-li-pc-v3000wx-big-tower.248041/post-3963144

Dood, that is Albert Einstein doing all the sitting. lol

He's a computer sitter.

I will check out your lian li thread bro, and drop by later tonight. Right now wrapping Christmas presents for 2hours straight. sheesh.