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ribbon13 - Understand your point, was thinking in the future if I sold the X800XL and picked up 2 6600/6800 cards when the prices got a little better. Pr0d1gy - Thanks for the input on the monitors. Sounds like the DFI Ultra might be the call, as well as the upgrade to the X800XL. Any...

Well, you sold me on the X800 XL .... wondering if I shouldn't stick with the A8N-SLI in case I decide to go down the SLI path in the future. Is the Ultra-D worth switching for, esp. if the difference is only $20 or so?

Switching to a non-SLI board is a good point ... I suppose I wanted to leave myself the flexibility to upgrade to a dual card setup in a year or two. But I'm not wedded to the idea. Any thoughts on what mobo to pair the X800XL with, maybe the DFI Ultra-D that was suggested above? And why not go...

I'm building my first new machine in nearly 6 years (for myself that is) and was wondering what people thought of the Samsung 710T (available through Fry's for under $250) vs. the Dell 1905FP. Complicating the matter is the fact that I have a big gift certificate for Fry's, but I'm torn becuase...