Generally, I would agree. But in this case specifically (referring to FB-DIMMs and Hyper-X ramsinks), I definitely disagree. They work as intended, and I wouldn't run my FB-DIMMs without them unless I did have a RAM cooler--which I don't and don't need thanks to the Hyper-X ramsinks.
Wow, so you've been running a 150W TDP CPU x2 in a Z7S WS and your VRM is yet to blow. From everything I've read that's a miracle. I guess you must have a fan blowing over the VRM section, are lucky to have a board sample with "good" components or your board revision isn't 1.03g. I doubt the 0501 version BIOS has any effect on the VRM.
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No, read a few posts back. Mine didn't "blow," but the VRMs for CPU0 did indeed fail. Didn't burn up or anything, but one of them started ticking, and the board would not boot at all if CPU0 was present. My board is now running with only CPU1. I figure it's only a matter of time until the VRMs for CPU1 fail as well.
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