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@Helper i appriciate that explaination and it was very informative, but when i do a windows shut down. If i try to turn it straight back on it wont come straight on. I have wait for a 10 mins or so before i can reboot. Also i have checked all the connections and i have a new PSU and even a new power cable just incase.
I really have no idea about such problem. Did you try to clear your BIOS? A setting may be the cause of it. Or something else installed in your Windows? There could be a lot of reasons for that. I honestly don't know whether it's the cause of your motherboard or not so I don't think that I can tell you it's exact reason...
Please show me a DDR2 module rated at 1300MHz that runs on 1.8v or less. JEDEC's maximum voltage for DDR2 1.9 but I expect these high-end DDR2 modules to use 1.9 or more. That Kingston RAM you've linked too is 2.3 to 2.5v - that's the same as DDR(1).
If you notice in my post I actually stated that for me DDR3 was the better option due to lower voltages required, even if the difference is minimum it can aid in OC'ing (if that's your bag) or if you're like me and like power saving, it's obviously better. So, where am I wrong?
In my opinion, if the OP has a faulty MOBO and isn't really wanting to fork out for a complete new system, then definitely pick up a cheap DDR3 motherboard (as one is available) or look for a replacement
Most of the DDR2 modules aren't being rated at more then DDR2-1200 since that's the set maximum value/divider for motherboards` memory controllers. You just said that you didn't see DDR2 rated at more than 1200, that's why I linked that to you. What do you expect me to link you after that? I can't come with DDR2-1300+ modules out of nowhere. That RAM isn't Kingston, it's Team branded also. Let's think it like this, do we have any of DDR3 modules rated at 2400 MHZ? Yes we do. But only one or two. Do you think that DDR2 2400 RAM will do 2400 at 1.5V? I doubt it. You see how it is? I've always been talking about stuff that's out of standart specs. You told us that you didn't see it, and that's what you will ever see. You won't be able to see DDR2 memory rated at 1333 MHZ with 1.8 V. Do you see any "DDR" 800 memory? Yeah...
So to cut a long story short, RAM out of spec, RAM out of JEDEC values. But if you still want me to link you. You can look at these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231271
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227455
I'm sure a good pair of those in a good platform will do 1300 at 1.8. But that's out of DDR2 motherboard standart so YOU CAN'T RELATE IT TO JEDEC.
Dude, you don't save watts from RAM, ROFL. RAM takes a few watts at most and GPUs&CPUs take more than hundred watts. It's not logical, not at all. You don't go to DDR3 RAM because it takes 1 or 2 watts less then DDR2 RAM. You go to it because it usually has more bandwidth and speed. RAM doesn't get too hot. I'm seeing people tweaking their RAM without even a heatsink on it. Yes, of course a little bit of less volts is an advantage of it but it's not what classifies DDR3 RAM over DDR2.
Of course, if OP's mobo is faulty, I'm all for a X48 motherboard. That's what I love too. BUT when you already have 4 GB of DDR2 RAM laying around, you don't want to go and pay money to a pair of DDR3 RAM. It's pointless to do it and you know it.
Nevermind, I'm not saying that DDR2 or DDR3 is better. What I'm saying is that, each of them are good. One has less latency, other one has more bandwidth. DDR3 RAM dominates DDR2 when a lot of RAM bandwidth is needed(i7) but DDR2 RAM wins when timings are important(latency). So you choose which one to go for in your system...