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    Upgraded from 2GB to 8GB of RAM, now vista using 100% cpu

    Thanks to everyone for the information. I'll set up a bootable CD / usb and try to flash the bios, and I'll let you all know how it goes. EDIT: Got the BIOS flashed successfully and it seems that everything is up and running smoothly with all 8GB installed. Thanks for the advice everyone!
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    Upgraded from 2GB to 8GB of RAM, now vista using 100% cpu

    The system isn't overclocked at all. The board supposedly supports 8GB of RAM in DDR2 800 which is what I am running. Previously I had two sticks if 1GB which worked fine. Using two sticks of 2GB (4GB total in dual channel), it was still extremely slow. I've swapped to a single 2GB...
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    Upgraded from 2GB to 8GB of RAM, now vista using 100% cpu

    I've been using 64-bit vista for a while now without any issues, using 2GB of RAM. Recently I bought four 2GB sticks and installed them (all the same brand). After doing so, the machine is basically unusable since svchost.exe and other windows processes will take up 100% of my CPU at all...