Recent content by carlinra

Danny, Would you recommend the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4? It's the closest board in price to the P5Q Deluxe at AVA, and may be slightly more "extendable" in terms of longevity. The other option you proposed - "downgrading" the P45 board - would move me to the P5Q Pro. I've read your post on...

Dajet24: The main reason I'm not going 64-bit currently is because none of the non-MS programs I use for work run in 64-bit. Otherwise, yes, I realize I'm only going to get ~3.2GB of value of the 4GB RAM. :) Thanks to both you and Pnanasnoic for your comments! RAC

I've been planning a new machine for about a month now, and am down to the last bits & bolts before purchasing. I'm planning to go with AVA Direct, primarily because (a) I can configure it to my liking (b) Everything I want fits in my budget. and (c) I can outsource my own tech support :)...