It works on 780TI classified which uses the chil 8318 aswell
http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2459&page=2
So I guess it's possible for this card as well. However I would go for the eVc. Just send a PM to elmor and ask him
The easiest way would be to use the eVc by elmor if available. Simply solder to pin 16 and 17.
If not you have to do a "FB"-Mod. Can you measure the resistance from Pin 4 to GND for me?
No flight and hotel is actually not a big problem as a lot of overclockers will be at computex anyway.
However taking all the hardware with you is a big problem. Firstly because you are limited by 20-25kg weight depending on the airline. Secondly because the guys with the biggest wallets will win if you don't do stickt limitations or fixed clock competitions. Even if I would qualify I would never have a chance against the sick CPUs from ViVi or John Lam.
Another strange thing is that the winner will get 10 000 USD and the runner up some memory which is not even worth the flight ticket. Not really well balanced
Regarding the rule
Only manufacturers or also people who work at e.g. a computer store?
A lot of stuff is available in stock in Germany http://geizhals.de/?cat=ramddr3&v=l&sort=p&xf=2216_DDR3~254_2800~1126_G.Skill~256_2x~1454_4096#xf_top
Let me know if you need help. Can buy and ship to you guys if needed.
Check for a place like the mickey house please. Hotel will be too expensive for me and not worth it anyway. Bullshooter from Germany also wants to stay in a apartment with us. Same like albrecht I guess
If it happens on Win8 it means that you are affected by the downclock bug. On Windows7 it could also mean you tweaked the OS too much or your clocks were unstable. Happened to me aswell. Personally I would say it's not a problem