Well, given my componets I listed above, I just wanted to tune my PC to run the best it possiably could, without the fear of expensive parts pre mature death.

The nTune tunes automaticaly, but also Allows me to manually change the settings.

This is why I was asking mr. madshrimp and comrads what they thought of the results I listed and compents, as far as performace/stability. Want to get the most "bang for the buck" so to speak-

other thoughts- Old PC system scored 3,326+- on 3dmark06, New system 14,600+ : )

now that's an upgrade :D