WOw this was such a great review, I had to finish it in one session . I am definitely thinking of getting this board now, but then again you mentioned about the backplate issue crushing the capacitor on the back . Now I'm not sure what I could use as an alternative to my D-Tek Fuzion v1?

Preferably I like to keep my cpu block, because I just want a board to replace my awesome Striker Extreme. Anyhow good job on the review, very thorough and informative!