Quote Originally Posted by Holmer View Post
This is very disappointing. Is this really the consensus with this board?
I speak only for myself. I do see more and more posts here and elsewhere with experienced users struggling with the RE paired with quad cores.

As far as I recall Eternal Fantasy was able to run FSB 470 stable with a QX9650.
That's terrific. Perhaps he will share with the class.

Is it a FSB problem or will e.g. 11x400 be fine with a QX9650 (if the CPU can handle it)? I have replaced my QX9650 with one I know can run 4.5 on good water (on a Evolution) and am planing to buy high end water cooling and the Rampage Extreme to be able to run 10x450. My current Evolution maxes in the FSB area around 425 when running memory 1:1. Should I forget about that ambition?
IMHO, forget about it until more mature BIOS releases surface. By then, we all my be using Nehalems. but I digress. I think the board has potential. I also think its shortcomings were eclipsed by the hype. And there's no shortage of the latter. LOL