Quote Originally Posted by spikerules View Post
I would love to... what didnt you understand from my post? I cannot, CANNOT, get my memory to run at stock speed. My memory runs SLOWER than it should do with this motherboard. I am running at 1066, when I should be running at 1333.

I get 3k+ score on 3Dmark on the Asus at lower CPU speeds. For example: -

Asus Striker II @ 3.0GHz with 1600MHz 3GB RAM under XP I get 15000

Foxconn Blackops @ 3.6GHZ with 1066MHz 4GB RAM under Vista I get 12500

Now does the performance difference add up to you? If it does, please explain how, so I can finally put this motherboard to rest. OK I am running Vista, but I have turned off all the features etc... I know I should discount around 900 points maybe, but that doesnt add up still. I just need an explanation! I am thinking its a combination of the slower memory speed and vista. Would I be right in assuming this? One thing I have noticed is that the CPU speed is around 1000 points lower on 3dmark on this board, would this be due to the memory or vista or both?
Go look around for any thread about X48 boards, OCZ RAM is not much supported. I had issues with it on my old P5E3 Premium, it ran at 1600Mhz but that was it. On my BlackOps I can run them at 1333Mhz, but no more than that. My advise, get rid of them if you can afford to get Corsair Dominators or CellShocks. I paid just over $500.00 for 2 sets of 2GB DDR3-1800 [OCZ3P18002GK], got rid of them for $400.00 even, and I do not regret selling them [even with the $100.00 loss]. The cellShocks I bought with that money [even though it was just 2GB kit] are not giving me any issue whatsoever man; I can run them at higher frequencies and tighter timings if I want with just a tiny bump on the voltage.