Nice package at a nice price!
On a side note (sorry to side track your sale), do you see any difference in performance between the i7 950 and the 975 Extreme Edition? I am thinking of getting that same CPU or the 980 six core Extreme Edition instead of a full upgrade (MOBO, RAM and CPU). Wish you luck with your sale.
Yes there is a difference. The 950 on some MB that supports the auto oc feature, won't oc near as high as the 975. Also there are some architecture differences in the chip. I thought about upgrading to a 4770k, but my 975 still out performs it. In terms of ocing my asus mb will auto oc my 975 right out of the box at 4.3ghz. I have had it at 5.0ghz but runs pretty hot.
The thing about the core i7 cpus are they were cream of the crop cpus. Literally a step into the future to kinda speak of.
I have given some thought about a Xeon X5650 (same as a 980). It has its pros and cons. It will run cooler and less volts, but needs a supported MB. These chips were designed around a server from what I understand.
If you do have a core i7 chip, unpark the cores for more performance. I got 25% more performance boost with my 975.