Thanks for the tip, ill give it a shot if i ever get my raid controller to stop lagging like a drunk .

It's been pissing me off for two days now, im now on my 2nd reinstall of windows but I think ive cracked it this time.

To anyone reading this DO NOT under any circumstances update your chipset or raid drivers with the latest ones from Intel, only use the ones from foxconn or you'll have major problems!