You can flash a MB to allow for 45 NM? On newegg it's listed as a manufacturing type so I was under the impression it was an actual hardware, not software issue? Could you clarify?

I checked my motherboard manual and it only says that it uses a socket LGA775 (up to a quad) but nothing about the 45/65 rating so is that rating specific to the chip itself?

-Clovis
SOME mobos you can flash to allow for 45nm, if they came out right around the time the 45nm cpu's started hitting the market. my old asus mobo that i had an e6600 in wouldn't run my new q9550 so i had to upgrade. getting a mobo with a newer chipset never hurt either.

also, in regards to vista 64-bit.... if you already bought vista home premium, you should be able to simply request a copy of the 64-bit dvd. costs like $10 for shipping:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...a/default.mspx