EP45 UD3R

[harleyman]

Ahhh So it was a bad stick...Sux but happens....

I think that voltage is default for that MoBo..The new PC8500, whick you will love, will have to have its voltage set up manually in the bios before booting up....(to install the OS)

[runswithscissors]

Well here is the specs for the munchkin ram that I have coming:

Product Name: Performance XP 4GB DDR2 SDRAM Memory Module
Product Series: XP
Product Type: RAM Module
Physical Characteristics Form Factor: 240-pin DIMM
Technical Information Memory Size: 4 GB
Memory Speed: 1066 MHz
Memory Standard: DDR2-1066/PC2-8500
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Number of Modules: 2 x 2 GB
Signal Processing: Unbuffered

Anybody care to comment on using this for fsx?

Doug

[runswithscissors]

And before anybody scratches their head and wonders out loud why isn't he going to a I7 platform I will be when I have come to the end of the 775 platform.

Hopefully I will be able to use a lot of the components from my existing puter, at least that is how I justify my purchases.

Doug

[dharris]

If what you ordered is Muskin then you will need to talk to muskinsean on this forum http://forums.mushkin.com/phpbb2/. He is very knowledgeable

If you fill out the hardware form he will give you the exact settings for your board. I ordered and installed the black edition used his settings but could not get it to boot, had to send it back. Would not work with my gigabyte board. Gigabyte EP45-UD3R, Intel Core2Duo 333 MHZ E8600 Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler
4 GB G-Skill F2-8500CL5, EVGA GTX 260
Mushkin 580 watt quad rail power supply, RaidMax Smilodon case with 3 fans
WD Veloraptor drive 150gb for FSX alone. 2 Seagate 160gb and one 320gb drive
WinXP Pro Sp3
Win XP 64

[harleyman]

And before anybody scratches their head and wonders out loud why isn't he going to a I7 platform I will be when I have come to the end of the 775 platform.

Hopefully I will be able to use a lot of the components from my existing puter, at least that is how I justify my purchases.

Doug

Socket 775 is ideal and all thats ever neded for FSX.....

i7 or i5 handles memory better, faster memory, and will allow more extensive addons to run more smoothly, but not needed to run or enjoy FSX IMO...Plus there is a little more deapth to the i7 i5 core CPUs