STATUS UPDATE #2
1. I brought the system back to the store and let the tech test the rams on another mobob(Giga P965 DS3) in dual channel and there was NO black screen issue or any source of errors. We did not have to make any changes to the voltage/divider, etc. Then, we thought the memory controller on the Asus P5K-Dlx might be faulty cos it will read not the Crucial Ballistix 8500 kit properly in dual channel mode.......
2. We tried a different pair of ram kit - Corsair Dominiator XM2 8500 on my P5K-Dlx and there was no black screen issue, no source of error like "overclocking failed crap.." and we did not have ot adjust the voltage and divider to get the ram kit booting/posting properly.
It seems that BOTH mobo and rams are working fine individually but there is a compatibility with the pair of Crucial Ballistix 8500 and the P5K-Dlx I've. This is certainly very weird. The mobo has being flashed to the newest official BIOS - 0311 and majority of other people who has the exact same mobo and ram kit does not have the black screen issue so it might not necessarily mean this particular Ballistix 8500 kit is incompatible with P5K-Dlx in general...
I argued with NCIX's sales supervisor for an hour and they said they can reduce the restocking fee down to 10% form 15% for me and they can't really do RMA becouse each component is working fine individualy and they suspect it's a comptibility issue when the two put together.
I explained to them that many others who has the exact same kit and mobo does not have the black screen problem but that doesn't seems to help.
Am I really so out of luck or should I just put up with that 10% restocking fee for the rams ad get something else??
I'd really love to test the Ballistix 8500 cos I've heard lots of great things about it but it's not giving me a chance.
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