Hey Guys, i recently purchased one of these fantastic motherboards and i like to say that i am enjoying every minute of overclocking. And i'd like to thank you all here for your wealth of knowledge that has helped me so far.
I just have a few questions about nb voltage. I see that you guys are pushing well into 1.7 Volts and i am curious how safe that is for 24/7 usage? I am at 1.65 Volts at 495FSB with a Q9650 and i am chasing 500FSB and beyond. I have watercooling with EK nb S-Max with load temps around 38C (on 32C day in Melbourne AUS, no A/C) so temps are no probs.

Also i would like to know about gtl refs? My setup seems to like + figures and i am currently at +100 - +40 - +100 - +40 which has allowed me a Vcore of 1.39 (bios) for 4.45Ghz. Are there any danger in running such high gtl values? Any info would help, thanks and keep up the good work.



P.S. Kingston HyperX rocks on this board

1980 9-9-9-20 at 2.0 Volts