Quote Originally Posted by generics_user View Post
Intel NIC + soundcard with headphone preamp afaik
Im pretty sure its the Bigfoot Killer NIC not an Intel one.

overall this board looks pretty good. But I just HATE how they chopped off the first expansion slot. If they would have done what Gigabyte did they could have done quad crossfire/4 way SLI, also the location of the extra molex power is pretty bad. It would have been nicer at the bottom of the board like one of the ones on the MIVE. Also it would have been nice to see the extra 4pin power connector moved to the same location as the 8PIN.

the fully isolated CPU however is TOTAL WIN. that looks really really nice.

I also noticed only the 3 Banks of USB 3.0 (2 pairs on the back and one for front panel) it would have been nice to see them all go USB 3.0 like on the MIVE.

Don't get me wrong this is a really nice board and would be my 1st choice in a BD system but overall it just seems like its a tiny step down compared to the 1155 Intel Boards. Same thing goes with the Gigabyte UD7. they are both really nice but a few things seem to be overlooked or missing.