Before I reformatted everything ran fast, now after I installed the same programs, same bios options (factory defaults, no OC) when it gets to the screen veryifing DMI pool data it takes anywhere from 7 to 10 seconds and before it took 1 or 2 seconds max. I don't think the OS matters or anything but I am using Vista Ultimate like before and my harddrive is filled up the same way as before. There are no Bios updates for my mobo yet. Any suggestions?