I should have come here for some answers, but thought I knew something about computers and can do it myself. Anyway, I'll post what has happened in hope that it helps someone.
I got Rampage Formula, E8400 and 2x2gig DDR2 800 crucial ballistix in the second week of April.
I was dissapointed in my overclock. I need 1.4v to hit 3.91Ghz. When I first did this, I was prime 95 stable for about eight hours.
I started getting freezes and reboots, but I thought it was because of my 8800GTS (G80) being clocked too high. It would reboot and not even get to the Windows logo before it would reboot again. If I weren't around to turn the computer off, it would do this for hours. Eventually, windows was corrupted due to the turning on and off.
I ran memtest and was unable to pass any of the four sticks in any of the four slots. I called crucial, and they sent me four new sticks (crucial :up:). I installed new sticks, but still couldn't pass memtest. Crucial is off the hook.
So I talked to Asus, they didn't really try to help me with the problem, they just gave me an RMA number. I procrastinated taking the MB out of my system because it is a PITA. Also, my system was running. I didn't have any games installed and it wasn't overclocked. I didn't have any freezing or rebooting, but still couldn't pass memtest with any stick or RAM.
I finally took the MB out and was about to package it up when I realized that I hadn't updated the BIOS. I felt so stupid when I realized this. So I put the board back in the case and hooked everything up. Passed memtest:clap:. I thought I saved myself twenty bucks in shipping and two weeks without a my computer.
I was wrong. I was later trying to test each stick of memory to see which would clock the highest and send the rest back to crucial:rolleyes:. It turns out that none of the sticks could pass again. WTFFFF!
I have everything set to auto accept the RAM timings and voltage. These are set to 4-4-4-12 @ 2.2v.
My biggest fear is that ASUS will not be able to find a problem and send me back the same board. My next fear is that the RAM is incompatible. Of course, I could be a moron and not be doing something so very simple. In that case, I will call God to set up an RMA on my brain.
Am I overlooking anything here?