i'm really happy to see someone recognize "biostar"------been using them with the amd processor and both the amd and via chipset for a while now and have virtually no problem ....not the fastest car on the track .....but actually one of the most stable .....for my personal use i prefer gigabyte ....lately they have really improves and as a sideline i just built a machine with an asus a7s333,,,,sis chipset ....witn a 2000xp plus ....and 512 333 ddram ........impressive ......so when you talk of mobos ....all have good and bad .....pcchips ....thumbs down