Im actually shocked that yall were able to get that much of an overclock even on the BE chip. Alot of folks on the egg and other places are reporting 200-300mhz at most and even then, its not completely stable.
They did remove the acoustic dampening material. Im not sure if the one on the egg is the S version, because its not showing side panels, and Id like to get the one with side panels on it.
Wow simply amazing at what their new integrated DX10 gpu can do. I had no idea it was such an improvement over their earlier versions. I was impressed with the Crysis and sims video. Also, it was mentioned that the g35 chipset (intels most recent one I believe) was update or something 5 months...
Lapping wouldnt hurt and may help you a little.
The problem with the TT BT is that it has to have a nice case in it to help move the air it creates. The thing is so huge (but gawd I love it, its now in my sis' cpu) that it needs room to breathe as it were. Also it is a bit uhm, curved as it...
Id love to know how you got 323*9 stable on your Opty 165. I cant get really more than 9*301 stable for a 2709 oc on my 165 CCBBE model. Im running Gskill memory on a 4:3 ration I think (ddr333) and I got it at 245.5 with my 2709 mhz chip. Any ideas on that would be awesome.
I dont know if...
The interesting thing here (hey D44ve!!) is your not looking to Overclock, at least not any time soon. So the best choice, while your budget is high, is something that you dont really need to worry too much about. the evga board is awesome and great for ocing, but it does cost some money.
Id...