Few days ago I read some information about memory tweaking on my PC / USB ESXi 4.0 whitebox. I got the this hardware configuration at home:

• Asus P6T SE (HCL)
• Intel Core I7 920 2.66 GHz, 4.8 GT/s, 4x 256kb, 8 MB, Boxed
• OCZ Gold 6 GB, PC3-12800, 1600 MHz, 8, Non-ECC, Kit Of 3 
• OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt, 20+24 Pins, 80 Plus Rating
• Network Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
• 2x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1 TB, 7200 Rpm, 32 MB, S-ATA II/300
• Antec Gamersgear Twelve Hundred Black
• XFX GeForce GTX 275
• Samsung SH-S222A DVD-writer 22x
• Storage ESXi: cheap NAS, nothing special, only too slow

The OCZ Gold 3 stripes with 2 GB each are default rated on 1066Mhz, but they can communicate with 1600Mhz (triple channel!). Time to change some settings in the bios of my Asus P6T SE motherboard.

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