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kithylin

lordraptor1
1.905v for ram??????  from what i have read you should NEVER go over 1.65v for ram (of course toloerance to say 1.66 i woudl say is ok but 1.9v + )

Actually if you look at Item # N82E16820146871 on newegg, Muskin sells BlackLine DDR3-1600 ram that is rated for Voltage 1.8v - 1.9v.  They design it to handle it and it's rated for it by the manufacturer, so it's safe.

And yes I have the VTT up some to compensate and put it closer to the higher ram voltage.  I actually have it set at 1.850v in bios for DRAM voltage, but getting into windows and reading voltages with AIDA64 under load it reads 1.905v, so....

That RAM was designed with the older dual channel CPUs in mind (like the Core2Duo and Core2Quad)

I defintely wouldn't recommend it for a Core i7 based system.  Intel has stated many times that it could damage the integrated memory controller on the CPU.  It might work for a while, but I think you'd be much better off selling it and getting some newer RAM that runs within spec.

kithylin

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Actually it's rather high-end overclocker's ram designed for high performance systems.  As long as the DRAM voltage is only +0.50v (or less) above VTT, and VTT is +0.50v or less above the cpu voltage it's fine.

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intel
What are the Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition processor DDR3 memory voltage limitations?
Intel recommends using memory that adheres to the Jedec memory specification for DDR3 memory which is 1.5 volts, plus or minus 5%. Anything over this voltage can either damage the processor or significantly reduce the processor life span.

intel

At conditions outside functional operation condition limits, but within absolute

maximum and minimum ratings, neither functionality nor long-term reliability can be

expected. If a device is returned to conditions within functional operation limits after

having been subjected to conditions outside these limits, but within the absolute

maximum and minimum ratings, the device may be functional, but with its lifetime

degraded depending on exposure to conditions exceeding the functional operation

condition limits.

At conditions exceeding absolute maximum and minimum ratings, neither functionality

nor long-term reliability can be expected. Moreover, if a device is subjected to these

conditions for any length of time then, when returned to conditions within the

functional operating condition

kram36

Looks like I have some catching up to do. awalleyeguy can you please list out your results so that I can copy and paste the to the club list. I can't do that from your image info.

loveha

HalloweenWeed

I still look at this thread occasionally. But my 3930K on my RIVE is just sooo awesome. Not gloating, just happy.

True, but Kram is no longer doing the badges and maintaining the thread.

cp256

Sorry to necrotize the thread but I have beaten my brains out trying to get this 965EE over 4.2 stable so I just had to add it here for posterity.
It's on an FTW3 board with 3x120 water. After wrangling with this thing I can understand why there aren't any 965's listed. What a lousy overclocker. I'm looking forward to setting up my 980x and Classy3 for some somewhat more extreme speeds. Also have a 4-Way Classy on the way with another Gulftown to play with.

Core i7 965EE  Batch unknown, early engineering sample
CPU Clocked at: 4.21
Voltage: 1.517
Idle Temp: 38 38 36 37
Load Temp: 84 87 82 82
GFlop Peak: 52.780 

cp256

Yeah, way too much voltage, but that's what it took. At one point I was battling alternating 101 and 124 BSODs. Also saw 0A and 50's along the way. I upped the various applicable voltages one at a time in single step increments until they went away. Like I said, it's a horrible overclocker. It's a chick's chip as far as I am concerned, no offense to chicks of course

Don't know if it would OC better on the Classy3, but I have decided to make the 965 and FTW3 part of a basic air rig for the wife with a very mild OC as punishment for being pathetic. To further complicate matters the FTW3 has the 67c VReg bug, which is mildly annoying, so I put a fan on that.

In the meantime I am trying a higher multiplier strategy to bring down the voltages as an exercise. I have it at 31x136 for 4205 and it seems a bit happier with somewhat lower temps. I'll let it percolate in Prime while I watch the Cup race this afternoon and if it survives a LinX run, I'll start lowering individual voltages notch by notch until it BSODs on each type.

Thanks for the welcome, but if you check the join date, I have been a member 3-1/2 months longer than you have   I joined back when the QX9650 came out. I put it on an EVGA 780i on air with a couple of 8800 Ultras. Still using that one as my business workstation @4ghz, but had it up to 4.4 stable at one point. Should have wc'ed it...