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OK, my board is overvolting too. I did the testing and these are the numbers I got.
Set In Bios - 1.44375 volts
Actual Voltage at Idle - 1.442 volts measured with DMM
CPU-Z Voltage in Vista64 - 1.432 volts
Voltage Under Load - 1.479-1.481 volts fluctuates slightly. Chess Benchmark was used to load all 8 threads.
CPU-Z showed no change during load at all, but the DMM don't lie. I used ProbeIt straight through the CPU ProbeIt point to measure.
This is a little higher than I'd like to see. I'm kinda disapointed not just with the BIOS, but with myself. I made a promise to myself I was not gonna make mistakes like this. I Screwed Up is what I did. I did not test my voltages, and because of that I exceeded my hard limit I placed on myself for vCore. I was not gonna go over 1.45 volts under any circumstances. 1.4 was really my max, but I made a mental note to allow 0.05 if I needed that extra bit to maintain stability. Now I broke my own rule I placed upon myself, and if it degrades over time it's because I screwed up. 
I feel like a damned idiot for not watching my voltages. I know better. The thing could've OV'd to 2.0 friggen volts and I would've never known it. That's got to be the dumbest mistake I've made in a long time. 
T_Flight loads a beta BIOS and doesn;t check his voltages. Arrrrghhh! With a Rampage II Extreme with ProbeIt points and everything.
OK, I'm done venting...
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