I exchanged my Maximus Formula SE for the Gigabyte X38-DQ6 board today. This will be my first Gigabyte board, I have just a few quick questions:
1) Is F3 still the best bios to date?
2) Will the board boot out of the box with my QX9650?
3) Can I update bios from a thumb drive or do I need to hook up a floppy?

I will be pairing this board with 2GB of Corsair Dominator PC8500, Crossfire HD 3870's and an Enermax Galaxy 1KW PSU