i had read that the better stepping with the GO is only really for the overclockers which i'm not very likely to do, but i was jealous of the fact the GO was on average 10.C degrees cooler, but mine is running at 29.C (idle) and 40.C (100%) so the fans may of fixed that bit.

i liked the research too, because it is very weird that you can find exactly the same part but with a different brand name, and one will be slammed by the reviewers and look like a dud, while another will be highly praised and look like the answer to your dreams!! and price comparison is just funny, when that quad came down, mine was about £160 but as i travelled 'round the web there were so many that hadn't dropped the price yet and were still asking for £700+ , so it definately pays off to have a good look around,

i paid a bit for my Ram though, with the OCZ Gold edition (2 x2GB) but they get great reviews and come with a three year warranty, so they seem like a "no worries" investvent.

was wondering as you mentioned you have an LCD temp display on front of your rig, whether your LCD temps are the same as the PC Probe desktop utility? as i was gonna get a LCD display too but was curious as to how accurate the utility is already.