Okay so here's the story. I've had my P5Q for almost a year now. Every now and then i've had a little lock up in Windows 7 x64, no big deal. But not the lockups are happening more and more often and now it's so bad that I cannot get into Windows. I updated the BIOS to 2102 (latest) and no difference. Now, it will POST after a long amount of time, or it will restart itself, or it will not post at all. I do get beeps if I take out the GPU/RAM. I know the PSU isn't bad and I know the GPU isn't bad, so that leaves it to the CPU/Mobo/?. I have a three year warranty on the board, so if I have to do an RMA I think I'm eligible... the only catch is I had to "mod" the original heatsink/heatpipe that connects from the northbridge to the voltage regulator for the CPU. I had to cut the heatpipe in order to remove the NB heatsink and watercool it. Of course, I did a good job and nothing was spilled on the Mobo. The system ran fine after the installation. CPU/NB/GPU are all watercooled, the temps are never above 45C so heat damage probably isn't the case. The only thing I'm really worried about is if i do end up having to return the board, will they accept it if it doesn't have the heatsink/heatpipe? And if they don't, can I buy the OEM one somewhere? [oh and duh.... (edit)] Specs: Q9400 P5Q Pro HD4890 10000RPM VelociRaptor 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair 1066 RAM TX750 PSU Watercooled CPU/NB/GPU Thanks for reading my long post Andrew
Weeel bummer nobody was able to help. But that's okay, I purged and got myself: Core i7 920 EVGA x58 LE G.Skill 1600MHz triple channel. Can't wait to unleash the overclocking potential!! This thread can be deleted if needed
