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Overclocked Memory Breaks Core i7 CPUs
arcticstoat writes "Overclockers looking to bolster their new Nehalem CPUs with overclocked memory may be disappointed. Intel is telling motherboard manufacturers not to encourage people to push the voltage of their DIMMs beyond 1.65V, as anything higher could damage the CPU. This will come as a blow to owners of enthusiast memory, such as Corsair's 2.133MHz DDR3 Dominator RAM, which needs 2V to run at its full speed with 9-9-9-24 timings."
This will come as a blow to owners of enthusiast memory, such as Corsair's 2.133MHz DDR3 Dominator RAM, which needs 2V to run at its full speed with 9-9-9-24 timings."
I'll just stick to the mathematics of quantum field theory. Kids these days and their crazy machines!
When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as we had hoped...
Warning, pushing your components beyond their ratings may damage them!
Wow, never knew that overclocking might be problematic, guess I shouldn't have ignored all those warnings by the manufacturer, the system bios, the warranty pamphlets, the packaging....
I'm out of my mind right now, but feel free to leave a message.....
Since when has a manufacturer said "Yes, over-volt the shit out of our part, it will be fine."
Windows has more viruses because linux has more virus coders.
"This will come as a blow to owners of enthusiast memory, such as Corsair's 2.133MHz DDR3 Dominator RAM, which needs 2V to run at its full speed with 9-9-9-24 timings." I think some one forgot to proof read. Either that or manufacturers are REALLY pushing the data width technology as opposed to clock speed...
You clearly havent recently built a computer. That ram that sells at 1333mhz? ACTUALLY only operates at 667 unless you manually overclock. I, like you, thought of overclockers as pathetic e-peen junkies until I actually tried to attain advertised speeds. Now adays you are laughed at for not overclocking your ram in an enthusiast board. It has gotten to the point that many companies sell and advertise features that are only available when overclocked. They all expect you to be overclocking.
its a brave new world out there!
As a potential lottery winner, I totally support tax cuts for the wealthy
... until somebody solders a crapload of diodes to their motherboard to drop each ram output line voltage by .7v.
Bonus points if they're LEDs.
Still running that Dell eh?
If they can get a stock four-banger with nitrous feed and twin turbos bolted on to not slip the clutch until the checkered, they're doing pretty well. I'd expect that setup to fly apart closer to the green.
Says Intel, dipshit.
This is old news, by the way.
So much for intelligent design.
You are welcome on my lawn.
I'll be the one laughing at the pathetic excuses you make up when I still kick your ass.
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Nope, sounds like they just made a major braindead basic design mistake on their memory controller (in this case it looks like assuming a relationship between memory and CPU voltage that should not have been assumed). Although I do wonder if it's the kind of thing that could be fixed with some OpAmps or Zeiners on the motherboard or something. I'll have to ask my dad, I'm weak on hardware design.