Quote Originally Posted by sesdave View Post
As you have to use 0504 what problems are you getting.? I take it you have tested memory with memtest86 . Post your BIOS settings and a more detailed signature and maybe we can help resolve your issues.
OK. So I put this PC together about 3 weeks ago:
E8400
Asus P5K Premium
2GB Crucial Ballistix PC6400
Seagate 500GB 7200.11
Samsung DVDR
Antec Sonata 3 case, 500w Earthwatts Power Supply

When I first booted the mobo, it detected the e8400 but said I needed to upgrade the bios to unleash its full power. So, I immediately upgraded to 0504. I was trying to get the system stable, so I did not change any bios settings, other than running my ram at 5-5-5-15 @ 500mhz @ 2.2v. Last week, I started getting the BSODs in Windows Vista. So I rebooted, and ran memtest, and got tons of errors. I put my ram back to default 4-4-4-12 and ran memtest again, and I got tons of errors again. I figured I would exchange the ram and see if that was the issue.

I came home, popped the ram in, ran memtest at default 4-4-4-12 settings, and I am still getting errors. Very few errors (maybe 1 or 2), but there shouldn't be any at all. I ran orthos for 8 hours, and no issues. I figured there was an issue with memtest, and I was reading that there were problems with bios 0504. Thats when I tried to downgrade, and no go.

So far, my system has been stable. I have not made any bios adjustments because honestly, I still have some reading to do on what the optimal settings are for this motherboard. So, any settings you recommend for this cpu/mobo combo, would be great.

Thanks,