[punx223]

i got that board on teh table right now... if only the controller on teh phase wasnt being stupid i would be benching now...

It definitely sounds like you gotta cpu issue my friend

[Crysis]

Originally Posted by DrNip

You tried 1.8v on air? What are your goals and expectations? Also have you tried pulling the CMOS battery?

I've been told that was a bad idea, I was told that I could do 1.6V to 1.7V so I thought why not, I'm new to this thing so I wasnt really sure.

I dont really have any goals at the moment, I just wanted to see what this board could do on air. I bought this board for an absolute steal, so I dont mind if it fails on me.

Originally Posted by Kal-EL

Sounds kinda like what my qx9770 did while it was on its way to the grave. I don't think the board is damaged, I'm leaning toward the cpu. YOu have a spare cpu to test out?

Originally Posted by punx223

It definitely sounds like you gotta cpu issue my friend

CPU wise, its still under warranty. I dont really have a spare CPU right now, so I cant test it further , what volts should I be running on air throught the north bridge?

The reason I tried this now is cause I'm getting my CPU pots this week and I just wanted to get a bearing of what the board can do. I'm still learning