problem is the highest end cards are all around £300 odd, and when the new line come out they will be the same, so for the moment when the 9800 gx2 gives aparently the same performance as 2 8800 gtx sli, and i can upgrade to one more gtx for £130 seems like the cheapest and more viable option, ill go with the msi nforce one cos aprently is stable and a decent OCer, plus it has sli( never gona need three way, but its just its a cheap board with great OCing potential) if this nforce board reli does give me jip and sli performance is proving minimal and is annoying me/or when i have enough money for a new high end gfx card and my nforce board is really giving me jip. i will probs fork out the extra 80-90 for one of the intel mobo's suggested. thanks for your help though guys