Agree with you there Randi, i'd like to add that on top of high CPU-NB speed you will need very high speed on the cores as well to max things out. In other words rams at DDR 2000, CPU-NB at 3.2G will show less bandwidth at 20x200 than at 30x200 for example.

For most ppl over here who are using air or watercooling, DDR1800 w/ tight timings will be more than enough as the CPU core limit won't exceed 4.5-4.6G -- or will it?