Overclockers looking to bolster their new Nehalem CPUs with over-volted memory may soon be disappointed if they’re concerned about the health of their CPU. Intel is telling motherboard manufacturers not to encourage overclockers to push the voltage of their DIMMs beyond 1.65V, as anything higher could apparently damage the CPU.
The warning was revealed when XFastest published some photos of the retail-packaged Asus X58-based P6T Deluxe motherboard. In the photos, the DIMM slots are covered by a sticker (pictured) reading: ‘According to Intel CPU spec, DIMMs with voltage setting over 1.65V may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you install the DIMMs with the voltage setting below 1.65V.’
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