Originally posted by: chirodoc459
LOL, I have the DFI Ultra D sitting here, 3000 Venice on the way and that Freezer64 cooler also. Make sure you lap that thing. Mine was pretty ruff, but it's smooth as a babies butt now. I was thinkin about spicing it up with some uv paint to match my board...... Do maybe the bar that comes out to the fan in one color, then the fan in another, lol. bored of waiting i guess.
Originally posted by: Koyanisquatsi
Got my 3500+ Venice from Monarch today. Definitely won't do 2.8ghz on air with stock volts. I did 4 hrs prime stable at 2.6ghz with 1.47volts. 2.7ghz seems to be stable at 1.6volts but my load temp is in the 60's if my motherboard sensor can be trusted. Still playing with it trying to find the top. Wish I was adventurous enough to get into extreme cooling methods. I really don't think these chips are gonna outperform winnie's too much on air guys. Bit better than the last few batches of winnies I guess. Who knows, yields might get better down the road.