ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Works GREAT with the new wolfdale e8400 processors. Tons of overclocking features, EXCELLENT interface, very nice selection of pci ports. Very functional passive NB/SB cooler. Fast mobo!

Cons: e8400 will not work "out of box" with the mobo. Many people on ASUS forums report problems with DDR2-1066. I recommend using DDR-800 only. I used 2x2GB corsair XMS DDR2-800 with zero problems

Overall Review: You need to download bios 502 from ASUS and put it on a usb flash drive. Make sure the flash drive is FAT or FAT32 formatted, not NTFS.

Rename the bios file to P5E.ROM

Plug in the flash drive, turn on the computer, hit delete to enter bios, go to the EZ FLASH 2 utility... select P5E.ROM, and flash away. Once you flash bios 502 your processor will be detected.

Pros: Great overclocking board. I'm running my Q6600 (2.4GHz) at 3.0GHz, which is a mild overclock to be sure, but all I did was set the frequencies and go.

Cons: Many people have had lots of trouble with this board. Make absolutely certain the memory you choose is certified for use with the X38 chipset. Much of the DDR2 on the market is not. Memory with 128Kb chips is not supported.

DO NOT upgrade the BIOS unless you have to to support your CPU. I struggled for a month with random blue screens before I downgraded to 0201, which solved all of my problems.

Overall Review: Be sure to check out the P5E discussion forums on asus.com before you buy. Really read what you find there. It's a great performer, but it doesn't work in every configuration.