To the people discussing heat issues, I have found that not only is the i7 965 a very stable overclocker, but at 3.8 I can run it 24/7 and it will not exceed 30c according to Everest, the same temp as my old QX6850. I am using a Coolit Elite thermelectric, chilled coolant system and it has been extremely effective; I do not even have the coolant temperature dialed down all the way. I am waiting on Danger Den blocks to hook my HD4870 X2s up to another Coolit. For sure in my years of working with computers I have not run across a more impressive CPU from a technology standpoint.

I also have a problem with my Rampage II which I wonder if anyone else has ever experienced. It will only recognize a DVD or CD in my drive if the DVD is in the drive when the system boots up. Otherwise if you later put a different DVD or CD in nothing happens and the system locks if you try to open the DVD. The DVD is currently the sole unit (I disconnected the other), I traded out the unit, it is set to parent, it is getting power, I have flashed the BIOS, since it is a new build I reinstalled Vista Ultimate and finally I gave in and am waiting for a SATA internal DVD/CD to arrive. However, if anyone knows of anything in particular with this motherboard which could be causing the problem I would really appreciate the info for while the problem is not hugh it is one of those little things that drive you crazy chasing down.

Thanks