Quote Originally Posted by eternal_fantasy View Post
Hey tekjunkie, saw your post in the general hardware section, debating whether to go for the 790i FTW of the RE. Hopefully you'll enjoy your stay and have no regrets on your decision.
Being owner of the pretty good EVGA 790i Ultra and the diabolical Striker II Extreme, I'm thrilled to have switched to the Rampage Extreme. So thrilled infact I brought one extra, fully modded, placed on a book shelf as a geeky room decoration and emergency backup!!

Also I'd love to know how you get on with your Core SSDs via the very nice Areca controller.

keep us updated with your progress.

Yep was debating very hard between the RE and the 790i FTW and decided to go with the RE. I didn't want to get stuck with all NV stuff so decided to go with Intel/Ati combo. This will give me a lot of options going forward as I already have my S2E.Two different platforms means a lot of upgrade options GFX card wise until I go Westemere in 2010.

@3oh6, I read your write up on the canuks and gr8 job. Do you think if I cut up the silicone gourmets that are used to mount the HDDs, it could be used as washer to mount the NB heatsink??