Rodney, it could be SPD/bios issue there with the OCZ 8000 Platinums.

I would want to be damn good for $700

Rodney, what kind of luck are you having with your DFI 975 board? Mine is running pretty well. I have not tried my 6600 yet but, my 6300 will run 430mhz 1:1 with 2 x 1gb or 4 x 1gb of our PC8500. But, the board does not like 4:5 or atleast, mine does not.

Hi, is this Yellowbeard from DFI-Street forums ?

Hi, is this Yellowbeard from DFI-Street forums ?

I can run 4:5 bootable up to & this is only so far with testing - 411Mhz @ C4
1:1 is where its at with tight DDR2 timings for this chipset, at least that plays out well in PCMark05 and ScienceMark2.0. The NB is crying out for more Volts once I start pushing beyond 415Mhz @ 1:1 & C3. It will boot @ those settings but when you go to reboot and it just won't do it...

i think one in the same since he's a Corsair rep

Yeah it's me. FWIW, I put a Sunon 70cfm hovercraft motor on the NB and in my cool basement (appr 15c/60f) my NB stays at 29c. I am considering a NB cooler if decide to use the MOBO for regular use. I need to test a couple of others to compare and see which is the fastest.

IMO, it's odd that I hit the same exact wall, 430fsb, both with 2 x 1gb and 4 x 1gb. Must be a really strong chipset and power reg or, it's an artificial bios wall. I don't think I should be hitting a chipset strap changeover point at 430.

Hi Yellowbeard

Cool, a Corsair Rep at i4


Have you tried loosening tRD and tRFC to overcome the FSB wall? See here --> Secret to high fsb findings for 975x/965P chipset ?