Thanks, me too. Too bad most of the gold trophies will disappear as soon as the Bot gets its shit straight. I got a few 1st out of 1, when it really was like 2nd out of 4. I'll be losing a few half points, but I shall be adding to the total again today.;)

If they do take some points away, just take them back - You can do it!

Good to see you got those NY-No-Drivin gremlins sorted out. :goofy:

I'd get the DICE and see what's left in those chips but if it looks like you'll do even better, I'd wait until the crap settles, then stir it up again on your own terms, not theirs.

Well Bones, I have some good news for you. This chip is awesome, you're going to love it. I managed to pull down nearly 20 points with the 146 so far without DICE. It's just as strong as the day I got it.(yesterday) ;) Gonna pop the 2nd one in tomorrow and see if I can beat 3716MHz.

I just picked up a 3200+ Venice for $12, and 2 x 3500+ Venice for $9 each. You have one of those right?

UPDATE: I have been benching PCMark05 with my GPU @ 2x instead of 16x for past 4 chips. Hopefully that makes a pretty good difference.

:thumbdown: DFI and there 2x "16x" slots where 1 is 16x when solo, but the other is 2x when solo and when in SLI both only 8x. I don't like using the top slot it makes everything too crowded. Oh well I got it straightened out and the chipset block is mounted even better now.

oh sheet ..chipset is watercooled :D

umm is that the northbridge?

i need your address btw... :D

I think the chipset is like NB......I'm certainly no expert though. I took an old GPU block I had and it fits in there perfectly, well actually much larger than the chipset but there is JUST enough room for it. :)

PMing you now.

well if thats the nb for the amd...you'll surely push the fsb higher...awesome work..looks clean too..

i only use 3/8ID tubes now..they're smaller and cheaper...and easier to route..

Thanks alot. I pride myself in my rig looking pretty neat and unique....the bench definitely needs a paint job though. I tie up all the cables with waxed nylon lacing cord. The stuff rules if you know how to tiie a knot or two. It's how I attached the chipset block too. I'm just re-using a blue garden hose that I drove over the threads on.

I'm going to figure out how to untint my camera today dammit!

FSB seems to be limited to about 370ish on this board no matter what I adjust. I have seen some very high FSB on other DFI LP NF4 boards, but haven't tested the FSB on the others yet. It's on my list though.

No Venice chips (Yet) but hoping I get the one from the contest. That was my first choice of prizes so I could at least have one, even if it's not a newer chip or the best stepping.

Well I have an extra 3500 coming in a few days.......glad someone needs it.