I also remember reading that MSI's 4+1 phase was the same as Giga's 8+2 because 1/2 of the giga's where "ghost" fets or something like that. I don't know if that applies to Asus and the others or if it's even true.

My 790FX-GD70 has treated me extremely well and I'm willing to put some faith into MSI so I will be picking up the 890FX board and hopefully my waterblock fits.