Wow that is weird. I did what you did and now it seems to be working!!! I haven't installed windows yet but I have rebooted into the bios several times and no black screen. Hopefully when I get my new drive today Ill get windows installed and I will send the second board back.
I banged my head against it for hours. Weird the overclocking failed error after powering down the psu. And after making any changes in the bios the machine would power off totally for a few seconds and then turn back on. Shorting the pins after it powered back up did nothing either; only way...
I have the exact same problem as you with the exact ram. All of the symptoms are the same. I also flashed to the newest bios when I got the board so I dont know if the shipping bios worked. After hours of screwing with it I reset the cmos and booted with 1 stick of ram in and manuall set the...
I picked one up on Saturday and it had a couple of stuck green pixels right in the center of the screen so I took it back the same day. Next one had 5 stuck white pixels so I exchanged that one yesterday. New one has one red and one blue stuck pixel and the panel lighting is really uneven...
I bought this exact board for a second machine a few weeks ago and it came with nothing but the board. No accessories, no i/o backplate. I didnt really care but I just wanted to let you know. You can purchase the accessories from asus website though if you need any of them.
Recently upgraded and am looking to get rid of some stuff. x800xl is just under a year old and I can include the stock cooler if needed. Price is $130 shipped. Ram was recieved after I rma'd another stick and is brand new in package. Price is $40 shipped. Pics are available on request.