EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Supports new 45nm CPUs, ok layout of expansion slots, like the buttons for the power and reset when troubleshooting, love the LED screen for troubling shooting. Love the ESA feature of the board.

Cons: wish there was a way to have 8800GTS's on this board and not lose the expansion slots they cover (or on any other board for that matter)

Overall Review: I first bought a 680i board when they were saying it supported the new 45nm, but had to replace it with the 780i, great choice. i did use a ZALMAN 9500A which i was kind of upset i had to use their fan speed controller instead of having the mobo control it but no problem, i just set the speed to one speed and forgot about it because of the cool running 45nm quad. other than that problem i would recommend this board just wish Newegg wouldn't set such a high premium on the board

Pros: Great specs. EVGA has fast turnaround on their customer service.

Cons: The first two SATA ports are parallel to the board on the edge and it's very easy for the cables to get knocked loose. The IDE and floppy cables are quite rigid and unpleasant to use. I ended up using cables that came with another motherboard.

Overall Review: The first board I received worked fine until I put in a second video card to set up SLI. After troubleshooting with EVGA, we concluded that the second PCI Express slot was bad, and I RMA'd it through their website. The second board I received wouldn't even post. I'm waiting on the third board now. On the other hand, I already built two other systems with the same board and both of those work fine.