I shipped the item to the retailer. Tbh I think they did botch it a bit as they ended up sending me a brand new one which came from another online store. I would assume they probably sent the complete kit back to Asus and they sent back an appaulingly packed board directly to me. I've done it this way before without any major hassle. My guess is the retailer realised Asus' procedure for sending back boards, but wanted to provide a good service and got a new one for me. Either way they came through good, and I borrowed work's P5Q-D until I got the replacement so there wasn't anything lost really. In fact, it was a good opportunity to see what the P5Q-D could do

I'm about to try out your bios, gonna have a go with the reapers first, then try the dominator gt's if things go well.