https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Memory-Choice-is-it-dangerous/m-p/202372#M662 <P>I am building a new PC, and have a stack of components sat in my room waiting to be assembled. I was happy with my purchases, until I read some small print on the ASUS motherboard website.</P><P></P><P>I have an ASUS P6T, Intel i7 720 CPU and OCZ Platinum memory (2 x 1GB). The first concern is that I was going to buy a third stick of OCZ DDR3 to give me a triple config to the 3 GB max imposed by Windows 32bit, but the memory list says I can only fit 2, why? However, more worryingly, although the memory is on the approved vendor list for the motherboard, it runs at 1.9v, and there is a small print warning that over 1.65v can lead to permanent CPU damage.</P><P></P><P>Not wishing to blow up a very expensive CPU, can anybody give me advice on whether the memory is safe to use? Why does it say that I cannot use a triple memory config? I am confused.</P> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:54:35 GMT idata 2009-04-30T19:54:35Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Memory-Choice-is-it-dangerous/m-p/202372#M662 <P>I am building a new PC, and have a stack of components sat in my room waiting to be assembled. I was happy with my purchases, until I read some small print on the ASUS motherboard website.</P><P></P><P>I have an ASUS P6T, Intel i7 720 CPU and OCZ Platinum memory (2 x 1GB). The first concern is that I was going to buy a third stick of OCZ DDR3 to give me a triple config to the 3 GB max imposed by Windows 32bit, but the memory list says I can only fit 2, why? However, more worryingly, although the memory is on the approved vendor list for the motherboard, it runs at 1.9v, and there is a small print warning that over 1.65v can lead to permanent CPU damage.</P><P></P><P>Not wishing to blow up a very expensive CPU, can anybody give me advice on whether the memory is safe to use? Why does it say that I cannot use a triple memory config? I am confused.</P> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:54:35 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Memory-Choice-is-it-dangerous/m-p/202372#M662 idata 2009-04-30T19:54:35Z