Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
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.
I would Spend more on the board then the chip. You can get a decent dual core processor for the 775 architecture for $30-$40 dollars. Though if you have an eye to the future, you might want to spend a little more on the mother board. This will enable you to just pop in a new chip if in a year...
I'm pretty sure I'm going to get flamed for this one and I've seen it come up at other places. Basically I'm a linux user. I'm kinda a sucker for the added functionality that compiz adds and am going to want to run gnome-shell when the upcoming gnome 3.0 release comes out.
That having been...