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I bought an ASUS P8P67 Pro on release and learned about the recall via email from newegg, which contained the above. The hardware work-around they suggest is explained here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJcE2alQPvY (basically, don't use SATA II ports). As I understand it, the MBs still 99%...

As far as I can tell, the high-end Asus p8p67 boards drops the multiplier to 16 when the cpu is idle. Try running a cpu benchmark program and watch the CPU-Z results. I have 2500k+p8p67 pro combo, and I was getting it to peak at 4.3 ghz under load just using the autotune feature.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm going to wait till Jan/Feb and see how the prices drop. I've never OC'ed before, but I'm interested in starting with this new build. I just want to make sure that I have proper hardware to do so.

Probably not the easiest to take to a LAN party, but the Cooler Master HAF 922 seems pretty good. That's what I'm planning to get for my next case. Newegg has some pretty cool videos showing some of the Cooler Master cases (i.e. opening them up and playing with all of the features). Here's the...

Approximate Purchase Date: Within 3 months Budget Range: $1,000-$1,200 after rebates System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, entertainment (watching movies), internet Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com Country...