yeah..most of we here...min 1 day usage max 6 month...then "tukar" again...just giving advice coz if it "kong" b4 the 6 month...u have to wait for RMA or buy new mobo already...take time or took money

i think its the same la...example
E2160+aftermarket HSF = RM230+RM170 = RM400 = 3.0Ghz with acceptable temp reading
E4500+stockHSF = RM400 (the E4X00 batch not so good in OCing...E2XX0 is better...believe me in this) = 3.0Ghz with high temp reading

well diff ppl diff way of thinking....despite all of that...lets enjoy OCing...  

still waiting RMA for my tracer...but my itchy hand wanna oc...so i borrowed this value ram from my lab PC...PC4300 266MHz...have to loose the timing...managed to get 3.2GHz stable...5 hours orthos..
in bios selected 1.45v
pc health 1.41v
vdrop read 1.398v
vload/vdroop is 1.376v

LOL, ive jus realised that using kIngston Value rams is on par with my Ballistix...

I am jus talking the super Pi1m result, lIke this

Before i bought kingston rams, I tested my E2160 with my Ballistix before.

I was running at 387x8 at 1.425 and My ballistix ran at ddr2 1000 with timing 5-5-5-10, My superPi1m result Got around 20. 100 secs.

when I tested my kingston value rams, I ran all same speeds except the ram speed and timing. it was running at DDR2 832 with timing 4-4-4-12,

and guess wat, I got 19.700 secs on Super PI1m....

and fyi, iam also talking abt the most stable settings on My E2160 at 1.425..

both settings and both rams passed orthos in 13 hours. seriously guys ABit Ip35-E rocksssssssssssss, I love this board...... seriously really worth of money.....

btw guys, any idea abt this matter... iam jus getting started to think that buying High performance rams aint that necessary... unless Perhaps U do some extreme overclocking... perhaps