thanks, I guess if I'm not web hosting, I should be ok.

Unforunately, I only had a chance to test out the slower settings with firefox. Haven't installed Office, PHotoshop and dvd editing stuff yet so I wasn't sure how the drop in seek times would affect those apps.

Just got a Spinpoint P80SD (Nidec) and was disappointed with the seek noise. Unfortunately, I don't have any acoustic equipment so I'm relying on my ear & mfg. specs. Even thought the Samsung has better numbers (idle: 2.7 / seek: 3.1 bels), it was initially worse than both my WD2000 (LOUD - idle: 28...

Ed, Thanks for the explanation. I didn't realize Abit EQ was reading the voltage set by CrystalCPUID. I think I'm gonna get a 3000 Venice with the AN8 V2 (whenever that comes out)

CPU Core: 1.40-1.75V (no underclocking for my Venice, 1.40 stock :cry:) Thanks for the great info - unfortunately I'm new at this and don't understand all the details. Am I correct to say you can't underclock the A8N from the bios, but you can do it in Windows with ABIT EQ (VCORE of 1.14V) or Cryst...