Quote Originally Posted by xlink View Post
I seem to recall hearing that the original spec for DDR3 recommended by jedec had the same signaling as DDR2 until Intel requested otherwise...

AMD is kind of suing intel over it...

as is though, it's also possible for memory controllers with DDR3 support to host DDR2 modules(not simultaneously though)

and come on 1.5V to 1.8V it's not like it's going to fry the RAM if a switch happened... it's like Running DDR2 @2.15V or DDR1 @ 3.1V it's not good for it but it's not like it's instant death. A lot fo peopel here run in excess of those value 24/7 without issue.(also heat is less of an issue with DDR3 so ehh)
No, that was nothing more but a rumour like so many other false ones.

And yes, 1.5 vs 1.8V is a huge issue. Just because we OC doesnt mean the 99% of the rest does. And it doesnt mean the rest of the memory (Specially early memory) can. Yes some run without issue, but some run with issue. Overvolting is a very bad thing, specially the lower process you go.

So dont tell me a industry standard should rely on it to be able to overvolt.