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	[quote name="Moab"][quote name="I need clarification"][quote name="Moab"][quote name="Entropy Stew"][/quote] Yes. Completely. I mentioned this on Slashdot once and had a legion of AMD zealot faggots out for blood so I tend to avoid saying it but they are quirky and fragile little bastards. Once P4 2.4s became dirt cheap and the 850 was everywhere, I never looked back. [/quote] If you had (relatively) unlimited funds and wanted to put together a new MB/CPU/RAM configuration, what would be on your shopping list, in the 2.4 ghz range? I mean name brand, model number, etc? Thanks.[/quote] This is the core of my own next (Doom ]I[) box. The theme is an Intel 800FSB CPU on an intel 875 chipset. Both the boards in question are loaded to the point of making most the PCI slots unessential. MB: Asus <a href="http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4c800-d/overview.htm"> P4C800 Deluxe </a> is pretty exciting as is the <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-8KNXP%20Ultra.htm">Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Ultra.</a> (Asus is my first choice) CPU: <a href="http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=780690/search=pentium%25204/ut=0cfa6084879f6605">Pentium 4 2.6GHz, 512KB, 800MHz</a> or <a href="http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=779130/search=pentium%25204/ut=0cfa6084879f6605"> 3.0GHz, 512KB, 800MHz</a>. RAM: 2 or 4 sticks of 512MB PC3200 DDR400 RSM from <a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/PartSpecs.asp?imodule=CT6464Z40B&cat=RAM">Crucial</a> or <a href="http://www.corsairmicro.com/main/gp_product.html">Corsair</a>. I have had nothing but good experiences with crucial but everyone is saying currently that Corsair is the best. Next generation boards will be based on <a href="http://www.pcisig.com/home">PCI Express</a> with fibre channel and FireWire 800 onboard but nothing like that will be available in the near future.[/quote]