x99 extreme 6 code b0 (or 60)

After a few crashes, it now seems to be stable at 3625 - cores and cache, memory at 3000, 100% cpu load. I will let it burn in there for a day or two while I read the OC threads and search for the best completely stable performance point.
BTW, running about 62ºC on air- it should make my customer happy, it's in a thermatake core v71 case and I'm jealous.

I think the issue comes from the fact that we have somewhat of a generational jump in DDR4. When it hit the market initially you needed an X99 board to run it and it remained restricted to that platform till Skylake hit. Up till Skylake all kits were designed for enthusiast boards but when a consumer grade product line hit the market suddenly they needed to make it more affordable. I still see DDR4 on some eStores here going for up to $400 US for a 4x4gb kit, obviously older stock but then you see a kit 2x8gb kit close to 1000mhz faster for a quarter the price. While supply and demand certainly play a role I am fairly certain there have been some physical changes and tweaks made to improve production efficiency and allow for higher clocks. Add to that that kits build for Skylake systems do not need to be tested in quad channel and it starts to become clearer where these issues could stem from.

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Easy there Pops.

All we are is dust in the wind.

I was 19 when those words made it onto vinyl. That ought'a confuse the kiddies amongst us.

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