I am loving the new layout...suprisingly enough I have not seen that skin before, so your site sticks out in my mind.
Very clean too, you dont have too much going on, and where you do have a lot going on, the colors seems to flow to keep you looking.
The only downfall in my opinion is how you have your site stats at the very top of the forum. I am not really a fan of that, at least to the extent that you have it listed.
8.5 out of 10. Great job.
EDIT: I forgot to add, try to get a new domain name...I know you are not made of money, but if you purchased that skin like you noted, I think the new domain name would be a good investment.
Mixing numbers and phrases are not appealing at first site, and already detract many. (Trust me, I have learned from experience). Keep the site going though...huge potential.