Is the squeal really that bad? It doesn't bother me that much, even with 1.7v+ on vcore and 2.5v on vdimm it isn't that bad. I guess for exeryday use I just tune it out, hell, the noise CRTs make is a lot more annoying than the board.

I agree completely with Luihead about this board, it's fast so I don't really care about anything else annoying. Find me another P965 board that runs 530+ fsb on 1066 strap like cake, even the Quad GT has trouble over 530. Not to mention throughout hours of benching I never have to reset the CMOS. Hell last night I forgot to switch from 2:3 to 1:1 when I went up to 500fsb, but the board booted right up and I could get into the BIOS and simply switch ratios. With my old DS3 I would've spent ten minutes getting everything back to normal.

The BIOS can be a little daunting at first, but that's the fun. I'll be first to admit that I don't know what every single sub timing does, but I sure have fun playing with them. Not to mention what other board let's you play with GTL or driving strength in the BIOS.

Please DFI, make another board like the dark. Get rid of the squealing, but don't water down the BIOS.