Problem with M2N32 and 4x1GB RAM modules

Well here goes,

I built my system just over a year ago when the M2N32 was still pretty
new. I put 2x1GB corsair DDR2 800 modules into it. It flew, ran like a
champ for the past year and I never had a single problem. I let the
motherboard auto config the settings to 5-5-5-18 at 800 Mhz.

Of course being a greedy computer gamer, I desired to push it a little
further. The IDENTICAL RAM modules that I bought when i built it
dropped dramatically in price, so i bought 2 more. And then my
computer didnt fly so much...

I put in the extra 2 to make a total of 4x1GB DIMMs. I left the
timings on auto which kept the settings at 5-5-5-18, 800MHz. And heres
where i had the problems. The computer would always boot just fine.
Every time i sped through the windows boot process and got to the
windows login screen. But upon typing in my windows password, the
success rate of actually making it to the desktop was 50/50. Sometimes
After typing in the password and hitting enter, I would immediately
get my desktop and icons fast as hell like i should with 4 gigs of
ram. Other times, after hitting enter, I would see "loading settings"
and there it would stay until i restarted the computer. Sometimes
after a few minutes I would see the desktop background, but no icons,
no nothing. I still had to restart. It should also be noted that even
when I did boot successfully, there was one game in particular that
NEVER RAN properly with 4 gigs. Call of Duty 4, ONLY the multiplayer,
would seemingly sap 100% processor power when I opened it (says my
G15). Single player ran fine, and this only happened with 4 gigs. This
problem completely baffles me and I didnt get any help from the EA
forums.

Now logically, sometimes you have to turn down the speed a notch when
you max out your RAM. I turned the speed down to 667 MHz and adjusted
timings to 4-4-4-12. This seemed to work for a little bit, but then I
got the same problem, back to square 1.

That is where I am now. Still tinkering and looking for solutions on
the internet, still restarting my computer almost every time i turn it
on just so it will work.

So has anyone else had this problem? or have any ideas?

tl;dr: windows isn't responding well to 4x1GB DDR2 RAM modules
.

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