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SirPoonga

*Slaps self on forehead*

I RMAed some memory because I kept blue screening and Vista diagnostics said I had bad memory.  So I get the new memory and when I boot it says my overclocking settings are wrong.  I am like WTF, I have everything set to auto or disabled.  After a couple of tried I finally noticed that bios's auto settings for memory puts it at 1.85v and ddr2 800.  I look at the memory specs on the box and it needs 2.2v and is ddr2 1066.  After a little bit of search on the internet I found out while my motherboard lists it can support ddr2 1066 but anything above ddr2 800 you have to manually overclock.  So my previous memory probably wasn't bad.

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govnamac·
So you probably didn't need to buy new memory. Everything else you typed is gibberish to me.
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Gatsu·
lol. well that works out at least then.\r \r I'm gonna be building a new system once I get my tax return back. Oddly its only gonna cost about $550 for the parts.\r \r Any suggestions for a case?
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SirPoonga·
gov, yeah. Basically if I read the fine print for my motherboard it couldn't handle the memory I bought without manually overclocking it.
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Lbsutke·
that sucks, and I wish I new wtf you were talking about..\r \r LOL
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ekattan·
Troubleshooting. Trial and error seems antiquated.
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SirPoonga·
I use the Antech P182. SGreth uses it also off my suggestion. It's a bit on the expensive side but well worth it. It has a dense layered walled to absorb vibrations. Almost everything is silicon mounted. It is a very quiet case with plenty of room. The only thing you have to watch out is the psu is on the bottom so you may need a cable extension for the secondary power cable if you run the cable behind the motherboard tray (out of sight).\r \r This is similar to mine. I use the same heatsink.\r http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/mentalswe/DSC_1458.jpg\r Notice the wires coming out behind the motherboard at the top. You can run the wires behind the motherboard, but the 4/8 pin power cable that plugs in near the CPU may not be long enough for some motherboard. You may have to buy an extension cable.\r \r Found a pic of the back side cabling\r http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/konnetikut/spcr%20build/newback.jpg\r \r heh, I use the same psu as both of those pics. It's a quiet psu.
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SirPoonga·
ok, in laymans terms for the non-PC guys. Due to the fine print it was my mistake.\r \r My memory is ddr22 1066, the max that the motherboard specs say it can handle. DDR2 is the type of memory and 1066 is the speed (1066Mhz).\r \r Setting the motherboards BIOS settings to auto for everything is generally safe. However, for memory detection it auto can only go up to 800Mhz. This means my 1066 memory was getting underpowered and crashing. I had to tell the motherboard to use 2.2 volts instead of the auto default of 1.85 volts.
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TANK·
I had a few similar DOH moments myself building my home server too. I probably returned a whole system board and there was nothing wrong with it :lol: