Quote Originally Posted by mikepaul View Post
I've run through several permutations of my old E6300 settings along with a manual 1.45V vCore, trying to find some magic numbers where the Q9450 would remain stable, but no joy.

So, is ANYONE actually using 1.45V with a 45nm CPU on a 1.02G revision and can say what works?...
If I understand well, then you've already increased CPU Voltage to 1.45V but it hasn't made your system stable. I think you should try to increase FSB Termination Voltage too. This makes 45nm CPUs more stable, I've experienced it with my E7200.