Don't let me get you down, Nate. My time in the lime light is short lived at best. My sli score of 49k is already smashed by at least one guy (rwoodburn1 with 3 480's @ P50k+). He can post it, I don't care, but he doesn't participate in modsrigs rankings. It's only a matter of time before the single card score falls too.
I loved over the summer racing with John...I'd get #1, then I'd wake up in the morning, and he took it back. Then I'd get it back again, then he'd spank me and show me who was boss, LOL! It made me better.
Hey, lets face it...I'm only there because I did two major things...980x & the chiller. Andre Yang quoted a month or two ago in overclocker magazine, that "If you have the money, you can do the same thing as me". Ain't that the truth!! That's the dang problem with this hobby, nothing stands still, and it costs so much. We were pretty lucky with the 295's...they had a real long life in GPU terms. But it's over now. Time to regroup, save some cash, and come back strong.
Oh, and I'm just rambling...this isn't all meant for you Nate. Just the first paragraph. You are highly respected in my book, bro. I remember when you were messing around with your Q6600/chiller set-up...going back and forth with Hallowen on tips...then you announced you were getting some 295's. Right then and there I thought, welp, that's it, I'm done...this guys gonna kick by butt! And you did! But I hung in there, continually learning (from you I might add!).
That's enough from me....just remember that there's always someone faster coming up behind you....in everything in life!