Your completely right. Hence my "logical" CPU count not physical

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Driver "hell" can be, well, HELL ! lol I have been there. MSI mobo's come with a utility to keep everything up to date via thier web site, nice touch. I have also used
http://www.driverguide.com/ with mexed results but if your having driver troubles, it is an option. They have a utility you can download too.
CJ