Recent content by MercuryAE

Success! (at least for now). After seeing a comment in the official p5Q thread recommending the version 0803 BIOS, I flashed it to that release, it appears to be smooth sailing. If anyone here is having trouble with a Q9550 and P5Q-E, ditch the newer BIOS 1306 and try 0803. Thanks...

Thank you! I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my p5q-e and q9550 stable. After a few days of continuous crashes, distorted screens and general instability I was about to RMA this board. I had already tried updating to the latest BIOS (v1306), but I hadn't thought to try earlier...

I'll go back to asus' website to be sure, but yea, I updated the bios as soon as problems started appearing.

Some additional info, I had the opportunity to test each of my components individually in my roommate's machine, and everything works fine, including the cpu. However, here is where it gets a little murky. My q9550 appears to funtion normally in his p5n-t. I borrowed his e8400 and dropped it...

At first I posted about my problem in General Hardware, but now I have a little more info, so maybe you guys can help me.I just put together a system with the following specs: Asus p5q-e q9550 OCZ Reaper 2x2 8500 XFX GTX 260 XXX WD 640 gig Hard drive Samsung s223Q dvd burner Vista 64...

Thanks, I'll try to get my hands on another graphics card. The problem has since cropped up again a couple times, but it seems to be random with no specific event triggering it.

Not sure if I should post this in the OS section or hardware... I just finished constructing a new system with a q9550, p5q-e, 4 gig OCZ reaper 1066 RAM, GTX 260. Unfortunately, after agonizing over part selection and meticulous assembly, I'm worried I may have a giant paperweight. During...

Thanks everyone, I'll go ahead and throw the xigmatek cooler in with my order.

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. I assumed that the stock cooler would probably be fine, but it seems like I've run across a couple complaints about the core2 heatsinks being only barely acceptable (i.e. temps within limits, but at the high end). Of course, these may be from people with...

Alright, I'm new to the forums and hopefully someone can help me out with some stupid questions. I'm looking at doing a new computer build with a q9550 and a p5q-e mobo. While I don't have any immediate intentions to overclock, I can see myself possibly doing so in the future to get as much...