http://www.evga.com/forums/(c) EVGA Forums30Thanks for feedback. If I RMA the X4, I'll just get another one back - that review is pretty scathing and I wish I'd known about their review before. Oh well... I think I'm just going to eat this one; I read through more of the rhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243407Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:40:33 GMTJust out of curiousity, does VT have to be Enabled to use XP Mode in Windows 7? Thanks in advance!http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243405Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:40:12 GMT It's normal , disable VM and it will only boot once, it's the Bios loading defaults for the CPU, and then reloading on the second boot for the virtual mechine. Thanks! Good to know there isn'thttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243394Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:00 GMTS/PDIF does not work with more then stereo channels, when i try to force it to work with 5.1 it plays laggy sound. I tried to use the a/52 (s/pdif) option on vlc media player also, same thing happens there. Does anyone know how to override this?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243392Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:35 GMThow hot is too hot for this motherboard? http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243389Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:32:33 GMTGood thing it was only with the PSU. I think, as long as you didn't smell anything burned, your other components should be safe.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243385Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:29:54 GMTMine does this all the time now since i updated to the 49 bios.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243381Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:27:45 GMTIt's normal , disable VM and it will only boot once, it's the Bios loading defaults for the CPU, and then reloading on the second boot for the virtual mechine.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243380Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:26:38 GMTWhen I have Virtualization Technology enabled my computer completely powers down during a reboot. Fans stop spinning and al lights go out for a second, than it starts back up. To me it almost seems like it is might be crashing at the endhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243376Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:24:42 GMT 30 seconds after the windows logo comes up, thats about right. Its way longer than it should be though, my laptop and my old P45 are way faster with the SSD's. Its gotta be something taking forever to initialize for theshttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243373Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:22:19 GMTThe Enermax Revolution series of power supplies are modular and are well designed. Mine has sure been robust with no issues at all!http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243370Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:21:17 GMTAFter 9 hours of work - came home, and had connectivity right away (after changing power management settings to not power off at shutdown). That fix appears to work fine - if I happen to notice otherwise will post back in this thread.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243367Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:42 GMTMy Mushkins did not like 1.65, DimV, but work well at 1.60, I'm running 1648 with a 2:8 and 206 clock. +200 Vtt.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243359Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:29 GMTI like that idea...thankshttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243357Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:51 GMT750 watt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&Tpk=hx750 850 watt [link=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.ashttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243348Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:06:20 GMTOK, try a manual setting for the timing and voltage rather than the XMS profile and see if that fixes it first. If that does NOT work then lower the overclock a wee bit.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243331Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:57:02 GMTI like HardOCP's PSU reviews; they appear to be the most comprehensive PSU reviews available. They don't test all PSUs, but the reviews they generate appear to be superior to those found anywhere else. [link=http://www.hardocp.com/arthttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243328Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:56:20 GMT A number of things can cause this. First of all are you overclocking the ram? Has it worked previously? Go back into the BIOs first and make sure that the manufacturer's recommended settings and voltage are followed. http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243318Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:53:03 GMTI assumed the drivers would say SLI enabled on the screen after detection of second card. Also, there's no NVIDIA stuff in the MSCONFIG command.....http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243316Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:52:10 GMTA number of things can cause this. First of all are you overclocking the ram? Has it worked previously? Go back into the BIOs first and make sure that the ram manufacturer's recommended settings and voltage are followed.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243314Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:30 GMTAny suggestion on a new PSU? Thankshttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243312Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:50:14 GMTHmm... I wonder if this is why I and another user reported lower GPU scores in Vantage using 5970s.... PCI-E bandwidth bottlenecking would explain it.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243301Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:46:09 GMTSome manufacturer's make them or at least they used too. Luckily a DVDRW drive is really cheap so it costs very little to replace it. It also would not hurt if the manufacturer has an updated rom. So you could try and flash the rom in case it is corruptehttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243300Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:46:00 GMTTask manage tells me I have 4087 GB or Ram and the windows experience says I have 6.00gb insalled and only 3.99GB usable and the system when posting says I have 4 gb installed instead of 6gb but elite tells me I have 6gigs... WTF?! Which is it??!?!?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243297Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:45:09 GMTWhile anything is possible, that computer is stable playing any game for hours or LinX but it will crash within 30 minutes of Starcraft every time. The GPU and CPU are below 50c at all times, but the video still crashes with that prhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243288Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:41:00 GMTI have the 2000 mhz Redlines, how ever my system isn't up and running yet so I can't comment and how well they are. But I have read many good things about them, hardly anyone has any issues with them. Also the price is amazing for such a good kit.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243287Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:40:54 GMTdo they make diagnostic tools for DVDRW's I have already downloaded the WD tool and checked my HD. I also have a fresh install of win 7 home premiumhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243280Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:08 GMT At work and THINKING heavy. Anyones suggestions will be greatly appreciated. http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243274Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:35:54 GMTDon't upgrade to BIOS 43 nor 44! Too many ppls are having troubles with them, and you don't need it for your proc. There is talk all over this forum about that. I recommend SZ2X. Chances are, you will already have at least SZ2X BIOShttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243268Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:27 GMTUpdate: After performing the paperclip diagnosis on the PSU, I can say with certainty that the PSU is dead. Hopefully the PSU didn't take my other components down with it when it went down.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243267Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:26 GMTChange the cable first of all and if the error occurs again download from the HD/DVD manufacturer's website the HD or CD/DVD diagnostics and run the full volume of tests and make sure there are no physical problemshttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243265Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:32:43 GMTWhat "features" are you looking for? SLI is SLI.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243260Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:11 GMTAwhile ago, I received the following message and I changed my sata port from 0 to 2 for the DVDRW. The error went away, but now it is coming back. I will change the cable, but was wondering if anyone also got this message and can confirm thehttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243253Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:26:20 GMTI will look at that when I get home. Maybe re-flash with that CPU installed, don't see what difference that would make. Getting a little bummed.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243243Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:21:53 GMTdo you need to go msconfig>boot>advanced options> set # of procs? Not sure.. Emmetthttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243236Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:16:40 GMT3.40, yes cleared cmos.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243222Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:10:37 GMTI've heard good things about the Redlines on these forums. However, I've now run 3 sets of Corsair Dominators (DDR2 and DDR3) on three different builds and all have run to spec. Has anyone run the 2000 mhz redlines and had problems?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243221Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:49 GMTapparently, my experience is common... [link=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=q5y&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=+site:forums.battle.net+starcraft+2+freezing&ei=rV2iS4fdHJCCsgOiuaC9BA&sa=X&oi=forumhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243219Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:33 GMTFirstly you can put the cards in the first and third slot...it has been proven that with those cards you will not cap the 8X pci-e bandwidth..so with that board you can go.... 1st slot put one card at 16X and skip the second slot and run the second cardhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243215Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:08:12 GMTWhat version realtemp and did you clear cmos and load defaults after flashing to 49?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243211Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:03:04 GMTThat is reserved for saved profiles if I remember sorrectly.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243210Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:21 GMT49, flashed it yesterday, before I installed CPU.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243208Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:59:10 GMTGo back and check to see if cpu is seated properly. Also make sure cpu cooler isn't tightened down to tight.http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243207Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:58:52 GMT Wow this is quite an informative thread. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person with this issue. I would be extremely grateful if you guys could assist me with my case... A descripthttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243202Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:56:27 GMTWhy is the first 256k section of the BIOS not updated at all when I update the BIOS from the CD?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243201Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:54:19 GMTAnyone able to help me out?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243200Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:54:10 GMTI gave my Q9650 with W7 to my son and he attempted to run Starcraft and had similar results to yours. That program is not compatible with Win 7. He is playing the older starcraft (not the new beta) and I am told that the upcoming version willhttp://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243199Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:54:00 GMTBIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 3/27/2009http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243198Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:53:53 GMTerrr dominator gt 2k if you have the duckets!http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243193Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:51:47 GMTWhat's your BIOS version?http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.ashx?m=243189Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:48:57 GMT