yeah .... i think the idea is neato ..but looking at the mobos ... i think using a sound blaster along with 2 8800's leaves little to zero room for anything else in the pci category ... if they had a pci-e version i might be apt to try one for shyts n giggles ... but not the way it stands now ..and definitely not at the 300 price.
looking at newegg reviews ...the first several do seem quite "suspicious" for sure ...and then going on through them they seem to get worse and worse. Odd there is barely any negative feedback on bigfoots own forum.
also... ive been looking at pci-e x1 network cards ... is there a benefit in using this method of networking? like this one here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16833127163 ... over the supplied network adapters on mobos?
im expanding my knowledge with computer components ...mostly because my business dictates i need to know much about anything and everything to do with home theater and the ever growing media center tied in with home theater equaling a total home entertainment and control center.
FYI ... a customer of mine and I did chance some cash on 2 8800gts (from another thread here) one is xfx 8800gts 640mb and one is evga 8800gts 640mb and it does work flawlessly in sli.