i had a real rough start, but i'm now officially a member of the club. i'm only running at 400*9 right now - i'm almost afraid to try to push any harder tonight after all the trouble i had getting set up. setting up RAID in XP is almost impossible - i finally just slipstreamed it in and made a new install disc. and i do admit i'm feeling a little homesick for my Asus boards right now. they're so much easier to work with imo. but i'm here and intend to make the best of it. i'll try to work my way up to 450*9 in the not too distant future.