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FSB 416MHz means: E6850: 416MHz x 9 = 3.74GHz E6750: 416MHz x 8 = 3.33GHz So it's a lot of overclocking from the default of speed of 3.00GHz and 2.66GHz respectively. At FSB 417MHz, memory performance suddenly decreases. But I guess you will never care of it.

MSI P6N SLI Platinum/-FI.

You mentioned DQ6 in the original post, but stopped talking about it. So I thought you didn't like it. Yeah, it is a very good choice and Ninja fits it perfectly ("CRAZYCOOL" prevents from installing many good coolers with a back plate!). Edit I just learned the strap changes at FSB 417 in...

Practically a 30W higher heat output does not matter; what you need to do is just slightly crank up your case fans (I don't know how more rpm is required). But if you are extremely picky about fan noise, you may not like it. Super Memspeed Technology is just an enhancement of BIOS to improve...

Well, 30W difference is very important if you want a cool and quiet system, but does not matter otherwise apart from a slightly higher electric bill (less than 0.5 cents per hour). Comparison of features is a good way of choosing a board. P5K Deluxe: no keyboard PS/2, no serial/parallel ports...

I just found another discouraging fact about P5K Deluxe: it cosumes 20W to 40W higher than any other P35 boards. There are three independent sources that confirmed this fact. Five flavors of Intel's P35 Express compared - The Tech Report - Page 16 GA-P35-DQ6: Idle 101W, Load 158W P5K...

The main purpose of X38 is introduce PCI Express 2.0 (twice the bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1) and dual PCI Express x16 supporting CrossFire and possibly SLI. If these features are important for you, you should wait for it (but will be very expensive, ~$300). Otherwise it's a waste of time and money.

ASUS P5K DELUXE is a great choice. But I've heard too many problems on SATA ports and RAID to recommend it to other people comfortably. You will see more professional and user reviews by July 22 when E6750 (2.66GHz, $183) is released and you will have a better view on which board is really great.

DDR3 Memory Won't Be Mainstream Until 2009. By then the Nehalem processor will have been released that will have integrated memory controller and support DDR3-1600. This may be your next upgrade (depending on how often you upgrade though) and you will need a complete new platform. My advice is...

An opinion on combo motherboards: Intel P35 Express, FSB1333 and DDR3 (page 9: Conclusion) - BeHardware