i think i may be getting this 650i.. buying it offa someone on XS... asked him about voltage's and fsb's and what not.. and i think it should do just fine in wanting to achieve 445 fsb for 4ghz... he's offer 140.. and thats a really nice price, and comes with some nice sounds as well... both pci run at x16 in sli and that was a big concern... so i'm perfectly okay w/ this mobo.. i have no need for 3/4 pci-e slots... and this has that nice onboard audio... so i can still shove a physx card if need be... and even if i want to use an x-fi... its got 2 available pci slots even if i used sli
and as for cooler.... for the first lil bit i may use stock cooler.. but as of now... i'm checking out danger den to see what kinda watercooling i can get for a range of about 200 dollars.. i just want a simple loop of only the CPU.. so i should be able to get something good for 200 buks
so my compy should be living by the date of dec. 2 .... still got a bit of time.. but it'll be totally worth it!!!!! i may end up buying a Thermalright or Tuniq though.. because i can't wait to get to oc'ing..... i've been doing lots of reading on gtx overclocking.. and Ultra BIOS' forthe 8800gtx.... and i'm hoping w/ 1 card to achieve high 15,000 in 3dmark
i get the satisfaction of building an awesome computer.. and one that'll finally put me to rest... because the previous computers i have build.. i kinda half assedly done it to cut cost and get it done sooner... but this time i'm taking my time... and willing to spend more... and w/ the watercooling.. thats tough.. its either i get watercooling for cpu near end of december.. or get that 2nd gtx... we'll see how things go
1 thing i'm uuber excited about.. is ripping off this ol' AMD FX sticker.. and slapping on a Core 2 Quad sticker... putting on them stickers always gave me this chill filling inside!! like when i shoved on the Core 2 Duo stick on when i first had my e6600 long ago!
ahh, just realized i may have a lil extra money... i just needa make a few extra bucks doin some sidework graphic designing.. and butter up the verizon people i do graphics for... and i can order that p5n32 sli before i get my 8800gtx!!!! so i may be firing up this computer by this weekend... crazinessss.... i'm praying!!! if not this weekend.. then at least before thanks giving