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Actually, PAE is really only intended for situations of more than 4G, I suppose I just had a hard time believing that 2G of address spaces where used for hardware but seeing on the ASUS site that dual GPUs takes as much as 512M and then adding in the 1G of GPU memory it makes sense. I am...

Yeah - I came to taht realization after reading on the ASUS site that dual GPUs take up about 512 total of adress space, add in the actual 1g of memory the cards have and the other devices and it is easy to see 2g of adresses getting used. Ph well, no biggy, I got the extra 2G for DX10 time...

Title is summation but to offer more detail see sig for specs of my new build. Also, while only 2g (have 4 1G modules, prepared for DX10 era) show as RAM in Xp in the BIOS all 4G shows and test out fine. Oddly, in the page file configuration section of XP it is ADDING 2G of RAM to whatever...

This is from Intel's site regarding the P965 board - I just don't think that I want a board with limited bandwidth on the x16 slots with DX10 cards coming so soon.

This will ignite a flame war but as it looks now ATI has an ace in the hole with the upcoming DX10 R600 - I wouldn't go SLi based on what I have read about ATIs next gen. Worst case if you go with a crossfire board and the ATI offering is not so great you could allways still use a dual card...

The chipset has the support, the dongle is not part of the equation - in fact next gen ATI cards go to a dual channell connecter on the top of the cards- similar to NVIDIA but double the bandwidth between cards. Word is that the 975x chipset is supposed to receive SLi support as well but that...

I have been looking for a Conroe board as well - stuck trying to decide between the 975x and P965 chipsets - I am leaning towards the 975x as it, I believe, has better crossfire support.

Anyone? Really having trouble deciding - it seems the early versions of all where wuite troublesome so i wanted some insight as to which are settling out to good stable performers. Am considering the below boards but open to suggestions: - MSI 975X Platinum Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX...

Just FYI, I will match the RAM to the board (obviously) but was considering 4Gs of either of the modules listed below: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory or CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual...

OK, I am a long time AMD guy and getting ready to make the switch to Intel. I am getting a Conroe 6800, new RAM, and new board and need some help on picking the board. I am used to a cleaner selection in AMD land and finding the various chipset choices for the Intel confusing. So far it...