Witt78 :
I'm not familiar with your board, but I am familiar with Asus. Their boards are usually rock solid.
You might have less features in the bios, but you should be fine. 3.2 GHz for a Q9450 isn't a very extreme OC. That chip can go much further. I don't think you will even have to raise your voltage for that OC.
Mine is running like a champ @ 3.2
Look here====>
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248421-29-light-q9450-here
It's a conversation I've just had.
- Witt
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No, a q9450 can't OC very far. Look at the forums, q9450s can't go higher than 3.6 unless you have a one in a million chip. They simply can't run at a higher FSB, no matter what has been tried. Even with LN2 cooling.
I have a q9450 on an Asus P5Q Pro, Oc'd to 3.0.
Witt, when you said it required no voltage bump at all, I am assuming that you left it at auto. That means that the voltage DID get bumped up. For example, I used to leave the CPU voltage at auto, then I found out that the M/B was pumping a whopping 1.2 volts into it.
I currently have the CPU at 8x375 for 3.0Ghz, with the voltage at 1.68 volts, which is still higher than it needs to be. I could lower this voltage, but it can take a pretty long time to find the lowest stable voltage.
So, rapigan, yes 3.0 Ghz would be easy. Just bump the FSB to 375, then change the voltage to ~1.6 volts. If you find that it is getting too hot, progressively lower the voltage by small increments, then Prime95 it for a while to make sure its stable.