This motherboard is Intel's way of showing the way into the next gen of computing and when ya see the compatibility with only the best like the report said, its already benchmarked as one of the best.. Intel desktop boards are seriously way above other chipsets.. (personal opinion)

I was looking forward to ATi's latest crossfire card to squash market leader Nvidia.. but just as history has seen.. ATi failed even though the effort was great to surpass the 8800 GTX SLi