Hey, it's me again. SOrry it took so long to get back to ya. Finally got all my parts in and I couldn't be happier with my Epox 8K9A. Everything seems to be running rock solid, and after unlocking my Athlon XP 1700+(i believe it's based on the new thoroughbred core with AIUGA stepping), I have it overclocked to 1.83ghz at XP 2200+ status. So far everything seems to be running great. This is a great board for overclocking if you're in to it. Even if you're not, I had it running for a day without so much as 1 problem. The manual is out of this world. You can't possibly install something wrong with it. It's great. So in depth. Just thought I'd give you my 2 cents. Hope it helps!