[citation][nom]pauldh[/nom]^ LOL, ya got me there Noviake. Occasionally I assume vocal fanboi rather than pure troll. I had priced a similar system, and knew he was way off in pricing, so was curious by how much. =) BTW, on page 4 of the comments, I responded to you about RAM. We are gathering official and user trend information, so email me if you have any links that share Ivy death problems at 1.6V (or even any out of spec) mem voltage.[/citation]
[citation][nom]pauldh[/nom]Well, it's possible the board was overvolting, it does happen. Just so you know, we are discussing this internally, and will be re-evaluating our own safe mem voltage for long term use, on both Ivy and Sandy. Any horror stories you can link, similar to your own, is appreciated. Feel free to send me an email if you have added info to share... we are looking for any trend of Ivy Bridge problems with memory above 1.5V. We've generally held 1.6V is safe, as we have not had, nor heard of problems, and the overclocking community pushes things higher on air (1.65-1.75V) , and far higher(1.8V+) with extreme cooling.Intel's data sheets state 1.5V with a +- combined AC/DC tolerance of 5%. My take on that is RAM voltage needs to stay within an actual 1.425V and 1.575V range to stay within spec. Outside of that, up or down, you are on you own (warranty-wise) unless you purchase their K-series Tuning Plan, which will replace a K-series processor one time when Tinkering outside spec. Anyway, that's nothing official, just my early take on the Intel data sheets.[/citation]
Ah missed that, thanks! Awesome that you are so interactive with your community. Cudos! I remember a few forum posts that are related. Will see if I can find them again and send you a PM.