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New GA-870a-UD3 build BSOD! Help! Memory issues?

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Re: New GA-870a-UD3 build BSOD! Help! Memory issues?
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2010, 10:55:41 pm »
RESOLVED

After much testing I finally came to the conclusion it was the ram. The 4x 2gb A-DATA 1600 I had would not run stable unless it was under clocked to 1066mhz.  I purchased 2x4gb G.skill Ripjaws (F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL) memory. I have had stable operation at the default 1.5 volts at 1333mhz with this ram, no BSOD at all. It also passed 5 loops in Memtest as well. I just wanted to contribute this to conclude this thread because I have no problems thus far with this memory and it appears to be resolved. I will continue to test and post back if this changes.

In sum, 1600mhz seems problematic with the AM3 boards. The performance gain is so small its not worth it. If you have this board or plan to get it, just go with 2x4gb 1333mhz.

p.s. the Revision numbers for these mobos is stamped on the front in the corner. See the manual for exactly where.
« Last Edit: December 27, 2010, 11:12:24 pm by g00n »