P45 diamond - corsair memory issues

I have the p45 diamond board . i just upgraded to that board as well as the q9550 intel quad chip. I am running one of the recommended ram kits ( corsair 2x2gig tw3x4g16009hx )
My vista 64bit install went fine but i noticed by default my ram was running at 1067 instead of 1333 at post screen. I flashed the bios to v1.4 and adjusted the timings and voltage in my bios to 9-9-9-24 1.8v. with the fsb/dram ratio @ 1:2.00 . the ram clocked at 1333 in my post screen. however. i started getting blue screens (win32k.sys) as well i can't even launch cod4, it says there was an error and closes. I have re-installed cod4 and it still doesn't work. I went back to the default memory speed and still doesn't work. After flashing my bios i get these errors. I called corsair and explained to them what was going on and they said that that particular ram has known issues. I advised that they're memory configurator lists that as compatible, they thought it had already been removed from being suggested. They set me up with an RMA for ( 2X2gig twin3x4096-1600c7dhx) and said that would fix the problem. I haven't received the ram yet but we will see.
Is anyone else running this ram that i am RMA'ing up to? Its stupid that a high end board like this has so many problems with ram.
here is a message on corsairs website.
http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=71780

Quote from: hatebreeder on 07-October-08, 10:54:33
I have the p45 diamond board . i just upgraded to that board as well as the q9550 intel quad chip. I am running one of the recommended ram kits ( corsair 2x2gig tw3x4g16009hx )
here is a message on corsairs website.
http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showthread.php?t=71780
That's true, but pay attention to that "users looking for the best overclocking results".
Also, he didn't mention the most important thing (the reason is obvious  ):
all those modules are using overclocked & overvolted DDR3-1333 chips!
As general rule, an overclocked component doesn't run properly on ANY configuration in any condition.
Not to mention the extra heat, shorter lifetime and other troubles.
Before buying DDR3 modules, check out their SPD settings (skip OCZ because most of their settings are messed up):
7-7-7-20 at 1.5V means DDR3-1066
9-9-9-24 at 1.5V means DDR3-1333
Something more: 99% of the DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1800 on the market are in fact overvolted DDR3-1333.
The fastest DDR3 chips on the market are DDR3-1600, but they're a "rara avis" in DDR3 modules (also they're very expensive).
They have been designed to work with timings of 11-11-11-30(34) at 1.5V.
They can be overvolted to 1.8-1.9V and they can reach 2000-2200MHz.
For example, Buffalo has a DDR3 module using ELPIDA chips (11-11-11-34) able to reach 2400MHz at 2.1V.
For future take care and don't buy "nice heatspreaders" 
cheers

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