Please Help..

[kushhh]

Heres my setup:

E4300
965p-ds3 Rev c2 (according to cpu-z v 1.43) BIOS F10
2x1 gb Patroit Epp pc6400 4-4-4-12
OCZ PSU
WD HD 250gb
8800 GTS 640mb

Heres my problem, I run it at 2.7Ghz usually, 300x9.
I set pci x freq. to 100mhz, turn off all the stuff that I should ( I believe ) and I set DDR voltage to auto.
When I cold boot it, 50% of the time it doesnt post and I haveto turn it on and off at least 5 times to get back into BIOS. WTF is going on, is it my bios version, or memory voltage or timing? I mean the E4300 should have NO problem staying at 2.7 especially with my good thermaltake cooler and arctic silver. One thing Ive noticed after downloading Coretemp is that I idle at 38c and under full load orthos I get up to 70c. I THINK I USED to much THERMAL PASTE...... but this WOULD NOT affect a COLD boot............????? Someone with experience give me a hand please...?

 

[Evilonigiri]

It would most likely be your ram.

Are you running 1:1 ratio? Did you lax the timings? Did you increase the ram voltage?

If you don't know how, there's a guide here on OCing the C2D.

 

[Mugz]

Redo the thermal paste. Use as little as possible - with the LGA775 processors I usually use a blob the size of a rice grain, smack in the middle of the CPU.

If that doesn't help, check your voltages. Your case airflow and cooling can also have a huge effect.

Hang on... you have an 8800. Basically you have a baby furnace right next to your CPU cooler. With that card, case airflow becomes critical...

Another thing that could cause severe problems... what's the rating on your power supply?

 

[bob8701]

965p-ds3 has common problem about cold boot problem.
and please change your ram voltage to factory spec which is 2.2volt.

 

[kushhh]

Evilon>> Yea im running 300 x 9 making the memory run at 600mhz.
It honestly seems to run the best at "auto"voltage on the ram... I flashed my mobo to BIOS F12 last nite also.

Mugz>> Yeah I think I need to do that as well, only problem is this being my first build I didnt install the proc/ mobo. I had a experienced friend, so im a little nervous. I have al this in the Tsunami Dream case by thermaltake, I THOUGHT it was rated as a good cooling case. This is the PSU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001
OCZ 600W