high voltage memory in i5 sandy?

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 01:41

just wondering if anyone knows the limits for voltages for the new sandybridge intel i5s?

i wondering if my 8gb of patriot g series 9 9 9 24 will work with an i5 as its rated 2.0v, but will run at 1.65

thanks

Ch3m1c4L · 7 Feb 2011 at 16:08

1.65 is the absolute maximum that is recommended. so, itll work, but id try and run it at 1.6 if you can?

Destroyer^ · 7 Feb 2011 at 16:27

I have heard they dont recommend RAM above 1.5/1.6.. but i have heard people running fine with 1.65, it just depends if you fancy chancing it

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:43

i might try it, i have 12gbs of the stuff to sell, im not sure ill get nywhere near what i paid for it, £70 for 4gbs!!

I see corsair vengence is quite cheap though, i like the look of it, might opt for 2 of the 4gb sticks, as i believe having just 2 dimms as oppose to four puts a little less stress on the cpu i hear

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:43

might chance it though, wont be able to afford until ive sold the old stuff

anyone wanna buy some? lol

Jokester · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:46

The official Intel line is 1.575V max for RAM, but I think you would be ok with 1.65V though.

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:08

wpuld it cause problems do you think? instability for example? or just simply not turn on.... i always thought the more volts the better for stability lol

Jokester · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:09

It might cause long term degradation of the CPU, but it's a big might.

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:18

ouch, that sounds like a nasty "might" lol

i might try harder to sell my 12gbs then

Jokester · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:20

Nah, I think for the voltages your speaking about, it's unlikely to have any real effect on the lifespan of the CPU.

Ch3m1c4L · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:32

£70 for 4gb! Thats when I decided it had become cheap, I paid 480 odd for 8gb back in the day, shame its 1.8v though so I cant use it if I upgrade, although tbh Ive never tried just running it at lower volts.

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:39

Ch3m1c4L said:
£70 for 4gb! Thats when I decided it had become cheap, I paid 480 odd for 8gb back in the day, shame its 1.8v though so I cant use it if I upgrade, although tbh Ive never tried just running it at lower volts.

i know so cheap, just saw some geil memory ddr3 1600mhz for £38!!! i mean, WOW. corsair do some xms3 for like £40 too. so cheap.

you can run my stuff at 1.65 easy, im not sure why it says 1.8v, that seems far too high too me

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:06

chea chea cheap. thats how i like my memory. for today anyhow, as ive hard memory is memory

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