Originally posted by: BigJim
Originally posted by: themattman
Unfortunately it turned out that my motherboard doesn't like certain DDR2-1066 sticks, so I decided to order a set of mushkin DDR2-800 sticks to make sure it isn't a problem with the motherboard. I can only stare at my Q9450 and the TRUE attached to it
I had trouble with a certain DDR2-1066 sticks last night. 4x 1GB of Transcend aXeRAM 1066. But this other forum was super helpful and now they work great.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/...ead.php?t=55352&page=5
Here's the punchline: DIMM +0.3 = 2.1, MCH +1.5 = 1.4, and timings (as seen in cpu-z SPD) = 5-6-6-15. The DIMMs are hot but not enough to burn. I should arrange a more direct fan. The NB with the mobo silent pipe is only warm. CPU cores are 50 C; passed OCCT 2hrs. GA-P35-DS3P.
Though, all my aXeRAM worked no problem with only 2 sticks, my problem was more 4 sticks. You might try bumping your DIMM voltage to 2.1 or whatever your mystery sticks say they can tolerate. Confirm voltage in Everest, confirm timings in cpu-z.
http://www.hardwarezone.com/ar...php?id=2521&cid=2&pg=1 sort of interesting though for some reason they didn't test OC!
According to this article, the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro gives the TRUE a run for its money. At less than half the price. Only at very high overclocks does the TRUE edge ahead. Though, these tests were done on the x6800 which is a 65nm dual core.
http://www.anandtech.com/casec...howdoc.aspx?i=3210&p=6
"The Freezer 7 Pro turns in an outstanding performance under load at stock speeds. CoreTemp results are 35C, which is one of the best air-cooling results tested so far at AnandTech... If you do not plan to push overclocking to the extreme, the Freezer 7 Pro is an outstanding choice. The stock performance at idle and load is among the best we have tested - matching or coming in a bit better than the Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme."
The Alpine 7 is also recommended as a sub-$15 alternative to the Intel Retail HSF.