maybe 45nm is gonna be the way to go for me then...though my q6600 has been a trusty companion....btw,does any1 know if the 45nm quads are compatible with the 680i. there's been some confusion i believe
haofeng - They are compatible. You may/may not need to flash the bios which is easy. I believe the 'compatibility' issues refore to poor overclocking... Certain revisions of 680 mobos OC better than others. Never owned one so I can't be specific, for some reason a1 is in my head - could be wrong.