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Only minor issue I had is that it wouldn't POST with just a single stick of RAM in the slot the manual suggests you use. Had me concerned that the 3200 stuff wasn't gonna play ball, but it booted ok in a different slot. Once I'd flashed the BIOS to the most recent and set the profile to XMP, all good.
Win 10 install from USB was seamless and quick. Activation with Win 7 key worked fine as @duncs suggested.
Hugely impressed with the board's features. Fan (and even pump) control is very comprehensive, like I'd hoped it'll idle with them low enough to be either inaudible or off completely. Reported CPU temp at idle is around 20, stress tests @4.6GHz makes a bit more noise but temps don't go much above 60.
Almost tempted to replace the PSU now. Reckon that's the only source of noise when the fans are quiet, and have discovered Corsair do one which only runs the fan when necessary. Probably a bit indulgent considering the noise isn't that big a deal.