With my A7N8X and this OEM 2700, like QuadDamage, I see it is locked at 13x, and can't post if I go above or below that....so my question is whether it's worth it to use the conductive pen "U" connection outside the 5th L-3 or not (assuming that is the only connection needed).

It seems that many have been using multipliers of 12 or 12.5, so I'm just wondering how big a deal it is to leave it at 13 and raise the FSB to 180-190 instead. Partly I'm asking cause this CPU is buried under a nicely attached water cooler block, so it's not as easy to get at.

Thanks for any words of wisdom.