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    Upgrade problem

    I completely partitioned and formatted the disk before trying a clean install(several times!) In the end I did manage to get windows XP installed but the machine is still as unstable as hell and just freezes anytime even if I am not running anything except windows.
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    Upgrade problem

    I have run Memtest86 thoroughly with no problems, so it proves the ram is fine. I guess that means that the troubles are with the motherboard.
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    Upgrade problem

    I have now tried setting the memory voltage in the bios to 1.9v and even manually set the Vcore setting for the chip but it all made no difference. I tried installing windows(xp) but only got freezes and a couple of BSOD without any helpfull messages.
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    Upgrade problem

    Thanks to both of you for your help, your answers were along the same lines as I was thinking, I wasn't sure about the voltage for the ram but I will try that next as mine is set to auto in the bios and so could well be a problem.
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    Upgrade problem

    I have just upgraded my computer with the following: Asus P5Q3 LGA 775 deluxe motherboard Core 2 Quad core 9300 2.5Mgz Gigabyte Radeon 4850 512Mb PCIE graphics card OCZ DDR3 Platinum dual channel memory kit x2 Zalman CNPS7700-Cu heatsink and fan Zalman ZM750-HP heatpipe cooled 750W...