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My Next Machine
I will not replace my current primary platform until USB3 is available. There are other emerging technologies, but slow transfer speeds from flash media is my pique. This thread, I suppose, is more of a rant about my current platform.
I tend to be an early adopter, and as such, I often pay some fairly steep prices for gear. About three years ago, I bought an upgrade processor that did not fit my motherboard. So I bought a new board. And case. And RAM. It was good money after bad. So, I decided to spend a lot more money.
I decided on an Intel E6700, Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi. I read in the Asus literature about Kingston HyperX PC8500 running at 1066 and paid about $270 for 2GB. About a year later, the next 2GB kit only cost me about $80.
Not once have I been able to run this RAM at 1066. It's SPD is 800 and all variations of overclocking crash the RAM after about 900. I even discovered this forum as a result of searching for clues on how to achieve 1066.
Asus was as helpful as any one of the 7 Best Buy personnel. Kingston and I have a virtual RMA express checkout agreement, and they are every bit worthy of being fit into the 7BB hierarchy.
I bit on some marketing bait. I have a nice board and good RAM. I have even upgraded my processor to the E6750. I am not complaining about my system - it is a good one, quite snappy in every respect (except USB throughput). I am just a bit ticked, even after three years, that Asus and Kingston marketed something that they knew did not function as advertised.
My next machine will not contain an Asus board or Kingston RAM.
And I still have that Socket 478 3.20E chip. I am looking for a board for it now. I have a fantasy that I can build a quiet low-profile system around it to connect to the TV in the bedroom.