@Bureaucromancer That's awesome to hear, but when you say "performance and stability aren't perfect", how bad are we talking here? The occasional stutter, bluescreens, driver issues? And on the performance side, how bad a hit have you taken? Any info would be much appreciated - I live in NZ and while the 1800X is far cheaper than the $1600 6900K, it's still almost 800 bucks, of which I can't really justify a good WAR (Wife Approval Rating) if it's not going to work for her gaming as well