Don't get DDR3 memory or motherboards at the moment, WAY too expensive!!!

Stick with DDR2 memory and boards.
The very latest boards with the new Intel X38 chipsets are DDR3, but most motherboards are DDR2.

Intel chipsets are much better than Nvida, don't get Nvidia SLI boards if you can help it.

I don't htink DDr3 boards can use DDR2 memory?

Vue runs a HUGE load better on this system :) sitll crashes at times, but a lot less,and it's far, far smoother to move and build scenes and render :)

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