Pros: Board runs fine after I finally got Windows XP installed. Decode was <10% for h.264 content recorded on a Hauppauge HDPVR and <20% for MPEG2 OTA recordings using an E5200.

Cons: The BIOS ignores the boot order you set in the BIOS. I tried every combination. I even set ALL THREE boot devices to the CD-ROM and it would go directly to the HD instead. It took a couple of days to realize that pressing ESC during post would bring up the actual boot menu. I could not boot from the DVD drive AT ALL until I figured this one out. You can see the message if you disable all the splash screens and enable the long system check. That way, it stays on the post screen long enough to see the prompt to press ESC. Scroll down and select the CD-ROM. I read that this same menu comes up with F12 on the Gigabyte board.

Overall Review: None