As usual with ASUS, the board cam nicely packaged, and had a good software bundle. The backplate was a bit small, but it doesn't really matter. Installation went smooth, and there were no problems. People have reported many weird things to happen, but a BIOS update solves everything. To prevent this I decided to flash my BIOS with the newest version. ASUS has a feature called EZ FLASH, which supposedly flashes your BIOS by pressing two keys. I wouldn't know, because it specifically mentions not being able to use it in the new BIOS. The board also has voltage problems, and has AMI bios. The AMI BIOS was actually not bad, although the placement of options was awkward. The board layout was pretty good, a bit cramped though. Overclocker's dream board, give it some BH-5 RAM, and your 2.6 will probably reach 3.5 (If it's a good chip). I would liked to have seen active NB cooling however.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 185