Just bought this off Newegg...can't wait to put it together!Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 CORSAIR 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 SAMSUNG Spinpoint 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/sSony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA LightScribe Support

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Just bought this off Newegg...can't wait to put it together!Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 CORSAIR 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 95W G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 SAMSUNG Spinpoint 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/sSony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA LightScribe Support

very nice!maybe 6GB RAM?

That will be another time. I wanted to keep it at a 800$ budget and got it at about 820$ after rebates. Maybe when my birthday rolls around I will upgrade to 6 or even faster ram. Also, this is my first build so I didn't want to go crazy.

I'm gonna get a P3 800 MHz once I have enough saved up. :Drooling: kiddingal

Got back from Microcenter a couple hours with my i7-2600k! Now I just need this ramz.If you're looking for a sturdy metal backplate for your new Sandy Bridge system, I can confirm the Xigmatek Crossbow (ACK-I5361) works perfectly on my P67A-UD5 without interfering with any of the circuitry or other stuff on the back. I imagine it's the same for all the Gigabyte boards, if not all the Sandy Bridge boards...This thing is legit.

I'm still installing all the regular stuff I need, but at least she's up and running.

Good, and now you should install FSX + a few addons!?

Good, and now you should install FSX + a few addons!?

Early signs point to me being extremely video card limited. Either that or there's something wrong. Haven't figured out which yet, but it's time for bed so I'll have to mess with it more tomorrow.

Early signs point to me being extremely video card limited. Either that or there's something wrong. Haven't figured out which yet, but it's time for bed so I'll have to mess with it more tomorrow.

Hey, you are not allowed to sleep until you test your new config!! (joke of course)have a good night man!

I wouldn't try OCing just yet. Fair few complaints of CPUs dying after being OCd for a couple of days.

I wouldn't try OCing just yet. Fair few complaints of CPUs dying after being OCd for a couple of days.

This is a lie. One person in one forum now has a CPU whose turbo option doesn't work with stock settings. OMG, Sandy Bridge is totally broken, no one buy it! If this were anything other than a relatively small internet community you could expect a nice letter from Intel's lawyers threatening a libel suit for statements like this.

I wouldn't try OCing just yet. Fair few complaints of CPUs dying after being OCd for a couple of days.

You might want to back-up what you say when you make a blanket statement like this.Cheers,- jahman.

You might want to back-up what you say when you make a blanket statement like this.Cheers,- jahman.

Precisely... this guy who has multiple CPU's in hand seems to have been pushing them pretty hard testing them. He mentions that he actually feels 1.5V is a safe value 24/7 from his experience....http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/908782-sneak-peak-my-sandy-bridge-overclocking.html