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  1. Well i set the ram to 1333 9-9-9-24 and put the rest on auto, the system seems stable again. Strange how the thing ran on 1600 without any problems for 4 years but started acting up now . Also, it's annoying how the XMP profile puts the ram on 1.66V if it could damage the system, wonder how many people damaged their computers... Thank you all for your help.
  2. The spec sheets also states: " Each module kit has been tested to run at DDR3-1600 at a low latency timing of 9-9-9 at 1.65V", this is also the setting of the XMP profile. I guess it shouldn't have killed it, or did i read it wrong? When i am having trouble, 1333mhz does always work, if the performance difference isn't that much i could always downclock to that speed.
  3. Hello Everyone, I'm running into some strange issues caused by (i think) my RAM. First a bit of a background. I build my system in 2010 and still consists mostly out of the original components. In 2012 i added a SSD (Agility 3). In 2013 i added a SSD (Evo 840), 8GB of ram (Kingston HyperX) and a upgraded the Graphics card (AMD 7970). After building my PC the RAM wouldn't run on 1600MHZ. I tweaked the bios a bit but after selecting the XMP Profile the ram ran on 1600mhz, 9-9-9-27 and at 1.64Volt. This all ran without any real issues, until recently. Specs in 2010: MB: Asus P6T-SE (Bios: 0808) CPU: Intel I7-950 (stock speed) RAM: 6GB ram (Kingston: KHX1600C9D3K3/6GX) VGA: Gigabyte GTX 460 HDD: 2TB WD Black PSU: OCZ PSU 600W AUD: Asus Xonar DG Specs now: MB: Asus P6T-SE (Bios: 0808) CPU: Intel I7-950 (stock speed) RAM: 14GB ram (Kingston: KHX1600C9D3K3/6GX + KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX) VGA: Club3D 7970 1GHZ edition 3GB HDD1: 2TB WD Black HDD2: Toshiba 3TB SSD1: OCZ Agility 3 128GB SSD2: Samsung EVO 840 128GB PSU: OCZ PSU 600W AUD: Asus Xonar DG My problems: Since recently my system freezed when left idle for some time. When i return, the screen is black (monitor is on stand-by). And the system is unresponsive. Num-lock / capslight doesn't work and even the powerbutton and reset button doesn't work. I have to switch the psu off and turn it back on to get the system running. I thought this was a software issue and was planning to reinstall the system, however today the system wouldn't even boot. After a few tries the system went back to "fail-safe" settings and ran the memory on some low settings. Selecting the XMP profile didn't result in a successfull boot. Some fiddeling later i found the system will boot if the DRAM voltage is set at 1.66Volt. This added a nice big red warning in the BIOS saying this might damage my CPU. According to the specs my ram should run at 1.65 volt at 9-9-9-27 but i can only increase with 0.2 volts, so it's 1.64 or 1.66. My question: My question is not if 1.66V is safe, but what could be the cause i have to increase this voltage. I'm also not convinced this is the solution. If it would help, i could make some pictures of my bios settings, maybe someone is able to help me with the right configuration for my ram configuration. Thank you for your time.
  4. @Geekazoid I think i will go for a IPS/PLS monitor then. While i really like the idea of a VA panel with it's high contrast, i don't like the resolutions they come in. Most VA panels seem to be 16:9 and 1920x1080. My current monitor is 1680x1050, vertical resolution would only increase by 30 pixels when upgrading.
  5. I currently have a Acer P223W 22" 16:10 (1680x1050) TN lcd screen, and i am looking to upgrade this monitor to a larger monitor. At first i simply wanted to pick up a 27" LCD screen. However after looking at several options, i'm not sure anymore. These are the monitors i am considering at the moment: 1. LG 24MB65PM 24", 16:10, 1920x1200, IPS, 5MS 2. Samsung S24C650BW, 24", 16:10, 1920x1200, PLS, 5MS 3. BenQ GW2760HE, 27", 16:09, 1920x1080, A-MVA, 4ms My main concern is that the 3rd option is only 1920x1080 at 27", but i do read that a A-MVA screen does offer great contrast. Choosing between 1 an 2 is also difficult, should i go for IPS or PLS, what is better? My budget is about €200 ($260) and i'm sitting about 1 meter (40 inches) from my monitor. Main use of my monitor is watching movies/series and playing games (FPS), occasionally i also do photo editing on my PC. I am open to suggestions of other monitors.
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