MSI P4N Diamond + 2xMSI 7800 GXT + Pentium 4 Extreme 3.73 CPU OK?

1. Is this a good working combination?
2. Will I have issues when trying to SLI the 2 x MSI 7800's?
3. Does the P4N Diamond support the intel pentium 4 extreme 3.73 cpu properly (I notice a lot of reviews of the P4N Diamond on the 'Net used the intel pentium 4 extreme 3.73 in their tests, but MSI's CPU Support page for the P4N Diamond motherboard shows that it is not yet tested)?
Please help.
Thanks.

Quote from: intersite on 15-August-05, 02:53:45
I noticed yesterday that if I install the supplied v77.xx D.O.T. enabled Nvidia / MSI driver, I get 56xx marks in 3D Mark 05 for a single card (approx 500 marks) much higher than the standard WHQL drivers from Nvidia).
This is because of DOT (Dynamic Overclocking Technology). Basically it overclocks your card when the extra performance is needed. As long as you keep an eye on your temps you can do even more overclocking with the standard drivers from NVidia. I believe the program most people use is Coolbits2 (someone correct me if I am wrong). You can use speedfan to monitor the temps and it will most likely be listed as remote 1.
Good Luck
Jeremy

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