thlnk3r

N2Gaming, I agree. The improvement from a 5000+ X2 to a 965BE will be quite noticeable.

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eclipseaudio4

Like night and day. That's what I upgraded from. Mine was running @ 3.2 24/7 I went from dual core @ 3.2 to Quad @ 4.0 major upgrade!

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GANDALF21502

Well I tried to install Win 7 x64 OEM tonight, twice. The install went through fine, but when windows tries to start, just a black screen, won't go into windows. I set my settings to normal speeds from my o/c, just in case the o/c was causing issues. I can hear the speakers kick, which is normal even in XP, which may mean a sound driver issues possibly with the OEM version. (a friend had a copy and am using his to test an install before I buy the retail version). I think perhaps that the OEM version just doesn't have the necessary drivers for this motherboard....any ideas guys?

N2Gaming

I would think the OEM and Retail have identical files on the disk. You may be experiencing a bad install. How did you clean out the old instal? Did you format the HDD or try to run a duel boot configuration w/multiple OS's on one hard drive. I see you have XP/Vista in your sig. Do you have your ram timings and voltages all set to auto in your CMOS or have you adjusted those settings to static numbers. Have you ran any hardware diagnostics to rule out possible file corruption during the installation process. Bad Ram or Hard Drive could cause installation problems.

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GANDALF21502

I am using another hard drive for the install of Win7. I have a duel boot XP/Vista on another hard drive and actually unplugged it for the install if Win 7 on the other drive. It was re-formatted and a fresh install, single boot for Win 7. I put the settings for the for the cpu/ram to 'normal' settings in the cmos for the 2nd install I tried. It goes through the install, but when it tries to start windows for the 1st time it just goes to a black screen and sits there, no cursor or anything blinking. I let it sit for 15 minutes to see if anything would happen, no go. I know the disc works, he has used it before with no problems on his system. The hard drive works fine, I have used it before recently for a XP install. The Ram is running AOK for XP and Vista. I am scratching my head.....

N2Gaming

do you have a ASUS supported cpu that you can try to run another install to rule out cpu compatability issues w/the mobo and os install?

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thlnk3r

GANDALF21502, is this OEM copy from a retail built computer (ie. HP, Dell ect)? A lot of OEM copies are tied to a specific product key for the machine. We run into this problem at work all the time with Vista Business.

If you think your soundcard is a fault then try removing it or disabling it. Same goes for your video card. Try a PCI video card if you have one. That is strange that you only see a blank screen

Good luck

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GANDALF21502

No, only have the 940BE cpu now, sold my 5000 awhile back.

I can't remove the sound card, I am using the onboard audio. As far as the video card, its a Evga 260, should be no issues there.

The copy is a Standard OEM from Newegg.

Another friend has a RTM version, maybe it will work....

thlnk3r

GANDALF21502, as mentioned above try "disabling" it

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N2Gaming

^ This option is available in the CMOS settings.

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