Which Core 2 motherboards give the appropriate voltage to the memory at first boot?

[Howard]

I know the GA-965P-DS3 used to (still does?) have problems with memory that couldn't run at 1.8V, so people had to buy that or put in some cheap stuff and then change the memory voltage.

Are there still any motherboards with this issue?

 

[tpalik]

I have the Asus P5B-Deluxe and there were people using memory at 2.1-2.2V that couldn't post with it. This despite the statement in the Asus manual that it handled 13 voltage levels from 1.8V to 2.45V. In the end I went with Mushkin model 996533 which is 2.1V with 4-5-4-11 latency and DDR800. On the first attempt, it POSTed.

Other than doing something like using memory at 2.2V on say the P5B-E (which maxes out at 2.1V) I don't understand why memory compatibility is an issue for some. Does it have to do with QC ? I went with Mushkin and paid more than OCZ or Geil as they seemed to be the ones that give people the most trouble.

 

[Howard]

^

 

[Zinn]

i am wondering the same thing? does the DS3 need a 1.8v stick to boot up?

 

[The-Noid]

No. It booted my OCZ's that need 2.2v. Use one stick at a time and your luck will increase dramatically. Change voltages and put the second stick in .

 

[Roguestar]

I too have heard of people only putting one stick in (more often than not, doing this in non-dual channel slot 4 by itself) and it'll boot so you can change the vDIMM. I'm banking on that for when my DS3 arrives 😉.