This looks like my next motherboard, but I don't like the way Intel is pushing me to drop one of my beloved Type II Pros ! They can suck my ass. Asus seems to keep everyone happy. Check out this site for unbiased reviews for hardware, they have been helpful in the past, and the hits just keep comin' from there.
www.anandtech.com www.lostcircuits.com
The second site delves deeper into the architechtual aspects a little more than Anand S. does, but I like multiple sources w/ unbiased opinions. They hailed AMD over Intel 4 quite a while, so they aren't paid stooges like Keyboard Mag, or Electronic Musician. ( Rah, Rah,.....SOSPUBS !! )
I am sure Soniccore realises that w/o new Vista drivers their sales will decrease in the coming months. We can thank Bill Gates for that !!
But I plan on being ready w/ PCI-e 16x eVGA graphics, and this 3 x 32bit PCI mobo 4 sho'. I doubt we will see much improvement in performance, but will be satisfied in knowing that Soniccore means business. These are my hopes.