Quote Originally Posted by Falkentyne View Post
I can't help with this. I don't have a 1.02 motherboard. Mine is 1.04. Your only solution is to contact Asus and ask for a BIOS that can fix this; and it may be possible that that revision simply is unfixable. A more permanent fix is to spend the $100 and grab a gigabyte EP45-ud3p. Some things in life are simply not worth the stress in worrying about; and I don't know your money situation, but if you had enough money to get a Wolfdale, surely you can find a way to save up something for a UD3P motherboard, which will let you run your CPU at proper settings?
Thanks for the response, I'll keep the EP45-ud3p in mind. It's not really about the money, but the fact that I'm really not crazy about gutting my computer to install a new MB in conjunction with spending the money. Also, given I can already squeeze 4.2ghz with the crazy 1.70=1.26v configuration, there is not a lot of incentive for the money and time together just to try for the 4.4-4.45ghz I expect I could get on air with 1.40v actual. In all honesty, I'm not sure I notice too much a difference going from my OC'ed e6600 at 3.35ghz to the e8600 at 4.2ghz. I certainly doubt I'd notice a .2ghz gain. The only reason I upgraded is that my E6600 sold after 2 months on Amazon for $100 (crazy in my opinion), and it only cost me about $50 after the e660 sale and cashback to get the E8600 on ebay.

I'm going to keep tinkering with my existing setup and talk to Asus again on the phone. I'm certainly not letting it stress me out. My computer, and building/tweaking it, is just a hobby. I enjoy attempting to maximize the value out of my components, both new and old. I could afford to buy bleeding edge if I wanted, but I get more satisfaction when buying "at the sweet spot" and overclocking for maximum value. Not always the easiest, but its where I get the most satisfacation.

I'll let you know if I make and progress or find a solution. Please let me know if anyone else has any recommendations for the screwy 1.70v=1.26v issue.