did you short both point when you remove 2 resistors? or just one that shown on your pic ?
because datasheet says: to disable OCP short ilim pin to rosc pin .
560ti 448 can easy do 1250 -1280 on stock vrm... (i mean PE card)
http://hwbot.org/submission/2394899_t0lsty_3dmark11___performance_geforce_gtx_560_ti_448_9385_marks
and I hope at 01.07.2013 all rules will be updated with all necessary requirements , and wont be changed in the middle.
as it was this winter with msi contest ..
Massman
Lets clarify this .
1 . msi dont have any external pwm , so ext pwm is not allowed at all .
2 . or we can use pwm from any video card with msi label on it ?