There's something wrong with the board is all. I flashed mine with no problems. This is actually my 2nd board but I really wanted to give it a chance for the pure fact that you really get a ton of options for overclocking straight from the nVidia Control Panel via the desktop. I actually walked into XFX and they were happy to replace it for me as well as test it out with my GeForce 9800GT video card. Now I'm a happy camper. This board is not for everybody. I just know I'm gonna have stuff to play with for the next year. Let me know what ur outcome is on a replacement. Did you ask for another XFX or go another way?