to mf_fm. I loved asus as well... but their recent socket am2 board in my price range had a very low rating, mostly due to shipping doa's. I'd think they'd have fixed that by this time in it's life... but alas, no. SO for a 100 dollar or less am2 board... i ordered gigabyte. because the best one from asus in that price was just too junky. I also ordered a gigabyte video card... just because it was super cheap at the time compared to all the others and it had a great feature list, and with a game... I'm happy with it to say the least. "rock solid" would be what i'd say, but that term is coined by asus... I would still go for an asus board in the next generation if it fit my needs. but testing out some of this "ultra durable" tech... I think that's the way to go, super stable even at overclocked speeds... gigabyte is rocking the cradle. asus needs to re-focus on the mid-high range enthusiast again... none of their late products have really anything to impress me for the price tag they sit at... it's just too much to pay for the name when I know another name that works just as well if not better. Anyway, having said that... this 'product' is the type of reason i still look at asus as a viable company to buy from dispite their recent plunge in amd motherboard quality. Keep it up, and put this b*tch on the shelf for the right price and i'll buy one.