680i DEAD DEAD DEAD

[sizerkozak]

I agree,,,,

but aparently these boards have a history of eating ram after a months use
from what ive been reading about them.

[Babrbarossa]

Did you run those sticks at > 2.4V? just curious if it fits that prediction on that evga thread

[sizerkozak]

Yes sir i did

[Babrbarossa]

Apparently in the 'official' evga overclocking guide, they warn not to volt over 3.3. What did the epp detection set them at automatically? Did epp work well for you? Sorry for all the questions-- just that I've been considering the next upgrade.

Edit: OOps! I meant to say 2.3, not 3.3

I had my memory at 2.4V and now it won't run stock speeds even if I run at stock voltage (2.1V) despite the fact that the DIMMs are rated up to 2.35V.... I haven't tested in another board yet to be sure it's the memory though. To me it almost seems like the northbridge has a very short lifespan.

[Babrbarossa]

680i ROCKS!

one stick of my D9's confirmed dead at work today. Motherboard suspected dead

[Babrbarossa]

By ROCKS I meant, of course, that it works as advertised in slightly more than 50% of instances

[sizerkozak]

So far this ASUS P5 has had no issues...ill get the EVGA 680i in a machine as sson as its shipped back,.,,,and we will see which one lives the longest

Well I RMAed my 680i while I was at work today, and my replacement was DOA... Then I grabbed another one and it seems to be working fine. One of my sticks of D9s is definitely dead though. :(