I think many people choose the 1.8a because you can run it at 2.4GHZ by simply increasing it to the next standard FSB (133). No aftermarket coolers etc are normally needed. That of course means its a little bit faster than the 1.6a OC'ed to 2.13@133FSB.
Since its not easy to hit 166FSB and...
Take out 2 of HD's if you can, and test without those. Then take the side panels and any other panels off the lian li and then run your temp tests. What Heatsink are u using? Any blow holes in the top?
I bought the exact same Board/CPU combo from newegg. The P41.6a/645 Ultra333 (MS-6547) is one of the best deals around right now. It overclocks like a charm easily to 2.13 GHZ (133fsb) with retail cooler and no voltage increase. It also runs really cool (high 30'/low 40's Celsius) and is stable...
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