New Core i7 builds, but big freezing problem on main client! Pls help!

[moosejaw]

I wanted to add to Phanes post about ram. While I am not a system builder, I did use approved ram and had some anomalies. Using the "XMP memory profile" setting in the bios cured my issues and made a marked improvement in gaming performance.

I have corsair 1600 ram running at 1440 on a 180 base clock. Prime 95 (stress test) had problems at stock speeds and mild OC. Prime 95 is very happy now.

I am so pleased with this setup I am assembling another identical MB/cpu/ram (with less ram) to replace my media pc which went tats up last week.