Hi guys

So, I started out with a P5Q-E, and tweaked it a lot trying to get Prime95 stable, but just couldn't seem to get there -_-. On top of that it seemed like it didn't like my 4x1GB arrangement on ram.

So, I decided to get a P5Q Deluxe to replace it. Seems like a good board; RAM runs a lot cooler for whatever reason, and Prime95 seems happy.

Anyhow, I'm having a problem with it in which I can't entirely remember if the P5Q-E did the same thing...

When I play a game, such as a mod for HL2, if I get a bunch of sounds going at once, it seems to overwhelm the on-board sound and it just gets progressively cracklier until it fades out to silence, and then it fades back in once the sounds die down. I'm not entirely sure what to do about this

I did have some other problems, but they seem to have departed after I reformatted, which included the sound *not* coming back after it crackled out, my video card giving me a Code 10 (device cannot start), and in gaming I'd get these temporary hangs for about 20 seconds. I haven't seen that crop up *yet*, but I do wonder about it.

So, I'm wondering if this is a driver problem, or a problem with this particular P5Q-D such that I should exchange it for a new one...

Running 0704 if that makes a difference. I could try some other bios if you guys want, but I don't entirely understand the interaction there so I haven't tried every bios out there.