P45d3 platinum with geil PC3-12800 1600MHz 7-7-7 DC Kit

Hi to all in September it will arrive to me p45d3 platinum with the geils PC3-12800 1600MHz 7-7-7 DC Kit however reading in the forum there are also problems with memories 1333 mhz and it needs to plan her to 1066 mhz.
Will this problem be resolved?
Is the technical support aware of the problems?
Thanks

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I just have 2 other OCZ RAM [OCZ3P13332GK] and freezes become -hardcore- with it. -> it's worst
Well, those modules are known trouble makers.  "DDR3-1333" is an overclocked rating to begin with (they are actually just DDR3-1066 sticks) and they require 1.8V (0.3V above DDR3 industry standard).  Search for "OCZ3P13332GK" in the OCZ Forum.  You will find 133 threads, most of them about stability problems on all kinds of different systems.
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It's the timings I usually use
I did not say anything about timings, but about frequency and voltage settings.
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beside it's DDR3-16000 with XMP profile, factory tested
XMP Profiles are overclocking profiles.  Where those modules "factory tested" on your particular mainboard?  Where does OCZ mention what systems/chipsets where used during the test procedures to see if the memory overclock results in a stable system in all possible system configurations?  That is why I stay away from OCZ.  Too many compatibility problems because of non-standard operating parameters.
According to Intel Specifications, the Intel P45 Chipset is only specified for DDR3-800 and DDR3-1066 operation. That is it.
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I'm a bit disappointed (2 years having problems).
Well, the question is where the problems originate.  If the problem related to the brand of memory modules or the board needs to be found out by testing.  I told you that two years ago:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=1aa3592c1969cc6b801df9255eb8aba2&topic=119076.msg898953#msg898953
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Zoidberg_fr, can you test a different set of DDR3-RAM (preferably not factory-overclocked and non-OCZ)?
... and the suggestion is still the same now. 
If there is a problem with the board (and it could have been a problem with the board two years ago), RMA would have been the right thing to do.  Now it is almost a little late for that.

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