you can see my specs @ top of this topic
everything is about a year old.and if my mobo has had it, can you explain to me why games like age of empire 3,quake4,Prey,doom3,Flatout2 play with no problem @ all with al settings maxt out with framerates above 75 at every game. :-?and a cpu temp 35°C @ ful load(got a artic freezer cooler)and the GPU @ 60°c(Zalmann all copper)@ful load.mainboard got a 30°C.this is my 5th MSI mainboard and never had any problems with it.