Quote Originally Posted by adya View Post
quads are good for 3dmark scores ,thats about it. lol
i get the same load times with games, photoshop cs3, adobe premier etc with both my x6800 and xeon x3660 and q6600 . theres really no difference , i use vista sidebar gadget that shows ur core usage at any given time .and ive never seen all four cores run unless on occt etc. its always one core and maybe two at the most.
i keep reading that x48 boards clock better with c2d . that was my experience with this board also.
So shoudl I sell this MB as well? What is the best P45 board that I can liquid cool, everything I see has heatpipes all over the place

Im considering selling this MB and CPU and upgrading from a quad to a dual core at about $100 loss. Other option is to sell the MB ($100 loss I guess?) and trade my Q9450 for a Q6600 and pickup a new MB.