Hi Cryptik,
I tried another GPU but that doesn't seem to be the problem and 1 stick at a time....still no post. if its the CPU as it seems to be now I'll just bite the bullet and get a Q9550 tomorrow for around $350 USD. Worst case scenario is I have my P5K deluxe and my Antec 550 as the starting point for a HTPC so it
wont go to waste.
If I remember correctly the 8GB of Muskin DDR2-800 I have was clocked @ 475 on the P5K deluxe with the Q6600, if I can achieve the 475 clock on RAM with the Maximus II Formula and have it stable I'll be more than happy.