I don't even know how to OC .I am just an average user.
So normally how much they will charge to RMA back ? any idea?
So does it sound my mobo is dead , i still haven't send it for repair

This need to depend on the shop wants to send for RMA for you or not.There are some of them after 1 year warranty they won't bother you if your mobo spoil.You can ask around the shop there if you want.

So how much will it be if mobo spoil ? anyone in this forum know how to repair motherboard ?

@kingmax
if your mobo really spoiled, it is quite hard to repair it locally as those pc shops just selling products. Electrician dont have the facilities for mobo. I dont think the RMA cost will be cheap, it takes ages and the shipping fees are not cheap. Better use the $ to get a new 478 mobo or buy from forumers.

Well, these are only my 2 cents. The decision is in your hand.

yeah agreed with kabukiawie.even if you send for repairs there's a possibility that it wont work when u get it back


anyway,just found out that i managed 2808mhz last time with my fma on stock volts but on my old msi 865pe neo2v mobo.cant wait for my fma to come back n see how good this p4p800x is

if the procssor and ram is ocable, it should be able to show 70%++ of its real performance. Too bad the limited vdimm hold some of the high voltage ram back to get higher.

Thanks kabukiawie and pengster , i thin i'll buy a new motherboard.If i change a new motherboard , can i still use back the window xp that being use from my old spoil motherboard asus ? i heard my friends chipset no same cannot run need to reformat.

i would recommend backup your data and fresh install to get the better performance. if really want to use back the old windows, put windows cd in and reinstall it. But i think it just save the time for installing other software.

yeah, every time when u upgrading ur hardware such as proc/gc, make sure u install/reinstall windows for better performance.that's what all of the reviewers on the net do when doing their hardware test....

you can if you want to but if you deem its not necessary then dont do it cuz last time i changed my msi mobo to the asus im using now but i dint reformat


now i think i'll try to get my proc back up to 2.7ghz

something like , after changing into new mobo , boot the hard disk , then put the xp cd and reinstall window ?
Will it delete my file if I reinstall window xp ?

u can repair..but dont use the 1st option.when wndows installation ask for the 1st time, just select format.than it will ask for the 2nd time whether wanna istall fresh copy of windows or repair, u just choose repair...the 2nd one is better...

if you dont reformat then all ur files will still be there..but when u reinstall a new copy of windows without reformatting all your things will be pretty messed up

and windows might ask you which windows do you want to boot into.[since you have two copies of windows in 1 hdd]

damn.. my proc lost oc ability now..it suddently happen when i format my pc..
last time can do 3.9 @ default vcore.. now 3.7X only

maybe it's nearly reach it's lifespan??

nelza, plzz update my name in the list plz...

@kingmax
i still recommend fresh format. FYI, i believe there are 'junk' files in your current system. For sure your old driver files will be still in windows even you uninstall them after reinstall windows. It more or less will bring down the performance. Why dont spend a little more time to fresh install it?

@nelza-ax
you mean after you fresh install it wont boot into windows? Quite weird ......

yeah.. alwayz restart.. and now... stuck at 3.8 only

never encounter this prob before. You still using stock cooling??

nelza_ax : Happens to me b4, got my max OC with my 2.4B at 3.6Ghz, managed to boot into windows

Tried again b4 I change my proc, always restart with same voltage applied....

This post has been edited by shinjite: Feb 5 2007, 12:29 AM

Ok i'll format and freshly install window xp.
Just want to ask , noob question , i am using something like Intel 865PE at my asus board.If i buy a new motherboard not Intel 865PE will it work with my pentium 4 processor ?
If i use back the same Intel 865PE chipset means i can run back my window xp without reformating it ?