Mines 1.5v and its only a few month old.....tbh theres no such thing as triple channel, dual ram etc....ram is ram....if you have a triple channel mobo then you put 3 sticks in or 6 sticks of DDR3 and dual or quad is 2 4 or 8 depending on the mobo havibng 4 or 8 slots......and i got 2 more x4gb sticks for £45 second-hand (or it was £40 new for 1 stick) the same as mine and ordered a 4770K from Aria.