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Additionally, even when using the automated factory OC Genie II button, it ALSO gets stuck at 12 x 100 or 1200MHz, and the temperature setting is incorrectly seeing 91 degrees celsius (this is not correct at all).

Hi Massman and Steelrat. If I leave the motherboard and cpu overclock settings at stock (leaving everything at default) -- the temperature sensors sees the temperatures normally (30 degrees celsius stock, and maybe 53 degrees at full load with Prime95 and say a Thermaltake Frio Advanced heatsink). It's only when I change either the cpu core ratio multiplier (above 38), or the individual core turbo ratio, that it gets stuck at 12x or x12 multiplier, and also the temperatures go to 91 degrees (this can't be correct -- please see previous screenshot -- the cpu is not even going above 0.88 volts at 12 x 100 or 1200MHz). I was curious how Massman got around the 12x limit. I've never been able to successful overclock the cpu with anything. I'm tempted to return and just go with one of the Asus boards. I have a 2600K with a Asus P8P67 Deluxe and pushed that to 4.5GHz on air with no problems. I've also tried 1.3 firmware, and it gives the exact same problem when trying to change the cpu core ratio multiplier -- 12 x 100, that's it!

Hi Massman, forgot to add screenshot of x12 cpu ratio bug with all the firmware versions I've tested (1.0, 1.1b18, 1.2, 1.3) and a 3930K retail. It appears that when I change the "global" cpu ratio, or the per core turbo ratio to any multiplier, and inside Windows 7, the temperature sensors detect the temps of all of the cpu cores at 91 degrees celsius. So I guess it never goes above 12 x 100 or 1200MHz. Please see screenshot at the url below with the Coretemp readings, and even with cpu-z, where it shows the cpu at 1200MHz, and also only using 0.88volts of power. See full high resolution screenshot image here http://www.twitpic.com/7ighyk/full

Hi Massman. I've tried firmware 1.0, 1.1b18, 1.2, and the new 1.3 version with the same issue of getting stuck at 12x whenever changing either the cpu ratio or the individual core turbo maximum ratio. At stock speeds with a 3930K, the motherboard works fine, and CPU does factory turbo from 3.5GHz to 3.8GHz. But whenever trying to select another cpu multiplier / ratio, it always stays at 12, or 1200 MHz (12 x 100). I'm using a thermaltake Frio advanced, no LN2. Any trick to avoid this 12x max cpu mulitplier, regardless of cooling?