Okay guys, I admit, I have not owned Intel since 1996. I have been building AMD since then.

I want to finaly try something different. I am getting the i7 3770k from Microcenter for $229.00 USD. I like Asus on AMD, how is the Asus board for this one?

This one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131821

Or this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131848

I like the blue one, based on looks alone.

I am putting this all in the Obsidian 900D, using 2x AMD 5870 in CF, until the 8XXX series come out, then I will be getting a pair of 7850's, in CF.

This is all water cooled. Will 2x MCR 320 XP and 1x MCR 120 XP, two MCP 35X be sufficient to cool both the GPU and the CPU?

As I understand, the intel chips run hot. How hot should i expect?

Any quirks I need to know about Intel? Whats a good SSD, in the $200 USD range for this?

Thanks guys.