When I was down @ my local computer parts shop, I was just checking out the new hardware... And I was asking about CPU's GFX cards and Memory then MOBO's came up and the saleman said avoid ASUS MOBO's like their the pleauge....Personal i don't see anything wrong with them and also I don't think the guy knew anything about Hardwear because, I asked him if they'd be able to get me a P-4 @ 2.2....And he's was like "dosen't exist" and I'm like ummmkay...Haha i might as well go down there and apply for his job I know probably 10X more about softwear and hardwear than he does...Any ways that's just a little bit of my day...anyways I ended up buying the P4B266 my two cents :/