Asus Maximus Motherboard memory pro...

Hi XaaX,

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have built over 100 machines using ASUS MB's and I've never run into a problem like yours. I'd suggest that you check a couple of things: 1) Make sure that all your BIOS/clock settings are correct, not just the memory frequency. As I'm sure you know, you need to check the CPU settings (voltage and clock speed), FSB settings, memory settings, and voltage settings, as you could be overclocked without knowing it. Also on overclocking it is sometimes a bit of luck of the draw, as some CPU's out of the same batch will overclock 20% or more and some will not overclock at all (if you haven't read about how Intel and AMD decide what speed to market the CPU's at as they come off the line, you should; I think you'd enjoy it!). The second thing I'd do is to get memtest (you can Google where to download). Make sure you get the version that runs at the system level, not the version that runs inside Windows. It is free. If you let it run for a couple of hours, it will tell you EXACTLY what, if anything, is wrong with your memory.

In any case, you should be able to run any ASUS board at 100% of factory specs and never have a HW related crash. If you can document your saga to ASUS, I'm pretty sure that they will MRA the board for you, assuming it's still in warranty.

I hope this is helpful. If you think it appropriate, I'd very much appreciate a Fix Ya rating on this solution. Good luck!

Bob