im getting there still cant get 4.0ghz stable. but as you see with the intelburntest its fine at 3.8ghz. but i do have my vcore set higher right now than i hade it for 4.0..lol
im running OCCT right now and all is well.

i aslo updated my bios to F3 from F2. still not sure if i should trade this board in on the GA-EP45-DS3R. I STILL have 24 day to take this board back for a axchange or replacement. the P45 board is the same price i paid for this one.