You would be surprised how many run their mobo/ram combo's without a extra fan... and the IOH really dumps a lot of heat if not actively cooled.
Maybe ask which dimm in which slot gave in ? The one of my Kingston kit was the one nearest the IOH. Even though there was an Antec Spotcool directed at the IOH. Ram voltage never was above 1.63 (bios setting of the Gene II), about 1.65 reality... I was just testing 1900mhz and was still working my way up to 2000mhz... RMA here we go... the Corsairs and OCZ's keep on working fab on this board so it MUST be a bad dimm... if I kill another one on in the same slot then it's the mobo...
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