DDR3 problem on X48 platinum

Dear Forum,
Yes, from the few hits on google search I know that my problem is an old one. Still I'm a noob to this and I hope to find some help/guidance to get through it. This is the situation
X48 platinum MB (MSI 7353 v1)
BIOS is V2.2 March 20th 2008 for a Q9550.  CPUID tells me revision C1 for the CPU. And Live update 6 tells me that this is the latest bios version in accord with msi support site.
2*2GB DDR3 1333 CL9 Transcend.
And working fine,
Now I want to go to 8GB, and since the box tells me that it can do 1600 FSB I bought 4*2GB
(probably too fast buy, but the only one the store had, noob)
Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M4X1600C9.
And I don't get this working. I lowered to 1067 MHz by adapting the ratio in the BIOS. But when I start the PC I get a DRAM on the MB screen, and system hangs. Reading forum's I see that other people struggle as well with this. Only once it went through with (4*2GB @ 1067), but windows 7 crashes and keeps rebooting. So I took it out again (noob), but never came that far anymore. I'm aksing for help and willing to learn. I need an expert telling me what I should do and I will do and let you know. ( I would be happy with 8GB @ 1333 as well).
regards,
Eddy

Hi,
Thx for the reply. Yes I'm running 2N.
I could increase the FSB in steps of 10MHz till at 380 FSB (DRAM at 1013/507) I get a blue screen. I did it again relaxing the DRAM from 9-7-7-20 to 9-9-9-26 but again a blue screen at 380 FSB. I don't know if it is CPU or DRAM or something else. I tried to put FSB to 340 and change the FSB/DRAM ratio from 1/1,333 (906/454 MHz, CL9-9-9-26) to 1/1,5 (1020/507 MHz, CL9-9-9-26), but then it doesn't pass startup, three long beeps for the DRAM. (The memory, quad channel XMP should be able to run at 1600/800 at 1,5V).  So maybe I need to increase CPU to 1,25V (lowest that the BIOS allows). Question : did I understood that if you put a voltage manually instead of Auto it is more stable. Should I do his with the NB-> memory related? If so how much should I set?
regards,
Eddy
PS I have a noctua cooler so it should be okay T~40- 50C) for the CPU
 

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