this is a bit confusing here.
you say you were running the 900 with air cooling, but went and got a watercooler and now you are running @900 again???
hmm, seems to me a big expense for the same clock. you could have spent much less on a good heatsink and fan combo and gotten the same results.
in the long run, you may get the gig, but stable??? maybe, maybe not, but this is why we keep trying, no???
sorry, i just like air, it makes working on the box a lot easier and I am happy with my 1.15 gig clock (tbirdy slot A 900) and 600 w/a PII450 (yes, PII, Intel @133FSB) with air cooling and @2.0vre, its rated vre. it will run winblows @1.80vre. gotta love these 'cherries'.
the intel is even more amazing as I am running a stock aftermarket PII heatsink, but I added a Delta fan. this heatsink has nice little slots to allow air to rush to the cache chips. this is a simple as it gets.
i am happy. clock on.
baldy