yea i did the exact same thing.only it was by accident.i went from the P5Q-deluxe,in hopes of something better(i thought if it cost more it must be better)so i got the M2F.but i died and as luck would have the day newegg first got and posted the UD3P for sale i was looking for a cheap board to hold me over till my M2F got back from RMA.and what a surprise these boards turned out to be.
half the price and two or three times the performance.anyways your in good company here.a lot of happy and helpful members here to help out,but it looks like your doing great as is
keep us updated on your 9650-UD3R endeavours
looking good already