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Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Amen to that Gigabyte board. That thing is the most horrible piece of machinery I've seen. Have one at the shop that I haven't gotten to POST in a week. It's gotta be the DDR issue though, thanks for the heads up.
If you read back in some reviews on Anandtech, he has some info on how Intel is a shade ahead in 3D rendering and such, but for under $250, there's no real leader.