Well, i may figured out one of the things that may be holding me back. When i change the voltage to 1.85 in the bios and restart, it still boots as 1.75(default). Any ideas as to why this might be happening? Also, which jumper setting should i have for the 'rom' jumper and which way should i have it for the vdimm. For the vdimm, i have the one on the left in the down position, and the one on the right in the up position. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!