Well, I ran the 3dmark test yesterday and today (3dmark05 yeaterday, 3dmark03 today). The 3dmark05 test ran horribly slow (2FPS) and then the computer froze during the 3rd test. The 3dmark03 test started off with a bang, running at 115 FPS, then it all went downhill. The second test ran at about 6 FPS and the third test froze up the machine again. Specifically, the screen freezes on one frame and locks up (no use of win button, no alt-tab, no alt-f4, no ctrl-alt-del). Also, I checked my PSU's ratings and it has 18A on the 12V rail. I think I am going to reinstall windows before I do any hardware adjustments. As for the BIOS update, is there any good threads on a step by step how to for flashing the BIOS?