....sigh....changed out my SSD to the Intel 160. The crucial 128 went out of stock!

Also, Im thinking of waiting until a ATI 5970 gets back on the market. Really want 2 gpus.

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc ... =3589&p=10 - No 2000 here.

http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc ... =3589&p=12 - 1600C6 vs 2000C8
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The price difference on newegg for the same amount of ram (6gb) is $40 but the difference is very small aside from Dawn of War 2 which doesn't make much sense to me. Roughly 1frame for 40 bucks. This is just for reference though.

http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/Products/Mo ... -X58A-UD3R

Not sure if this is going to be a problem but the DDR3 2000 does not match the official memory standards of the board.

Here is a supported memory list from Gigabyte: http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/FileList/Me ... a-ud3r.pdf

Notice that there are DDR3 2000 memories that seem to work with that mainboard so you should be ok but its kinda strange they do not show this on the memory standard page.

That's weird. To be honest, I don't pay much attention to memory compatibility... as long as it's the right type (DDR3) and the right number of pins, I just assume it'll work. So far that's stood me in good stead, but it's weird the board doesn't show DDR3 2000.

IRS just delivered but Im debating holding out until Nvidia's card comes out which would drop the price of some of ATI's cards. Might go ahead and get the rest of it here.

Also about the 2000 memory. It will run 1600 its just made for OC'ing.

Thats not on the list either

At work and bored. Going to look over all my stuffs again. Current thinking is to go with the cheaper 2 5770 for $300. I just know as soon as I buy a $400+ video card the price is going to drop like its hot or Nvidia's is going to blow the balls off ATI. March 26th(i think is the date Nvidia releases their new card) sure is a long time away.

Yea, I hear you, but that's why I'm sticking with my 8800gt for now. The future is too close and unpredictable right now. End of March/beginning of April should be an interesting time... and I'll know whether I should snatch up an ATI, nvidia, or wait even more.

I'm really hoping nvidia blows the socks off the gfx industry. What they have has potential... but I need proof.

I think Im just going to say F* it and buy my stuff. The price of 5870 has gone up on some brands. I can alway buy another 5870 and probably be good. I want to lock in my stuff before something goes out of stock!

You can see my public wish list here.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Publi ... r=13234052

Ordered
With shipping
$1,863.92. I got 2 $10 mail in rebates, plus I noticed they threw in a gift

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6800998145

Ill wake up in the morning and everything will be 10% cheaper. It happened when I bought my laptop. 2 months later it was $200 cheaper. But thats the pc biz.

grats man. Now it's waiting for the stupid parts to come in.

I'll bring the duct tape and the toilet paper roll!