and i appriciate it (man thats bad spelling) i was gunna ask you about your Z-5500's but after hearing about the gpu cores getting changed i'll get those spekaers some other time. they were just goign to be for bragging rights anyway. and btw i've coem to my decision, ima pay back my step-mom and buy my other 6600gt at least then one person is paid back. but im gunna be sly and give my nan the money i owe her and tehn say "btw nan can i burrow $300.00 to get a second 6600gt because they are changing the cores and tehn sli wont work on my mobo.." then look all dissappointed and such and she'll say "ok" and ill be all happy. thanks for the reply's people