P5ND2-SLI Deluxe issues...

[AgentWD40]

I just completed the build on my new machine and have run into lotsa issues.

I got some Kingston Hyper-X DDR2 675 RAM. Motherboard will not post with this RAM in Dual Channel. Will run fine with them in DIMMs next to each other.

Here is my serious issue...

I can not run the computer for more than 5 minutes without it locking up. The northbridge heatsink gets extremely hot. It is so hot it burns my finger. What could be causing this? I got this motherboard off ebay, did I just get ripped (only 40 bucks...too good to be true)?

I am thinking about just getting a new mobo. I might plop down the money for a ASUS P5NSLI from newegg.

EDIT: I just downloaded SpeedFan and my NB temp is 126C...holy crap...that can't be normal!

 

[verncat05]

Read my post above yours for my experience with the P5NSLI. Save your cash and skip that board, too.

Shawn

 

[flint338]

my northbridge was about 160f before it started crashing... i jury-rigged a 80mm fan onto it and now it's nice and cool at 95f .. stopped my crashing completely. I actually fried the temp sensor on it, now I have to use my external probe..

get some cooling on that sucker. I really dont care for the design of that chipset cooler. Give me a bigger heatsink or active cooling!

p5nd2-sli is a decent board imo, I really like it. I've gotten my 805 up to 3.9ghz stable, but running it at 3.6ghz now-a-days so I'm not sucking as much power.