revvedup, if by 'not compatible ' you mean that mobo has a 20 pin socket, and the psu is a 24 pin, you can still connect it
tsk, the load balancing line would look like the green lines in this pic
http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/msi_ge...cing_afr_s.jpg
but yes, it could still be a driver issue , since he doesn't have the issue in safe mode.