I'm looking for an upgrade to my ageing P4 system I know S775 is old as well but for me it's an upgrade, mind you pen and paper would be an upgrade as well.. All I need from board is half decent on board sound ( I have a 5.1 sound system and want to use that) 6 x SATA sockets, 2 PCI slots, PATA socket, floppy socket (some of us still like this option), as many usb ports on the back as poss, I am not a gamer so just a simple single x16 pcie slot is needed and will not need the crossfire option (over kill for space invaders and angry birds), I would like 2 x PCI slots but other then that i don't know what is best to look for. I know this is laughable given I'm buying old tech but I'd like it to be as future proof as poss and buy that i mean have a spare PCIe slots so i can add stuff like USB3 card later in life, things like that. I understand the vast majority of asus (and other motherboards and there tech) but the PCIe slot have always been double Dutch to me, for example some will say "2x16 when in crossfire (which I think means 2 vid cards) goes down to x8 for each socket (which seems stupid to me is that not the same as x16 on one lane?) anyway if i buy one with crossfire support can i just ignore that and use one x16 slot for vid cards and the other slot for say my USB 3 card, and given you know a bit about my situation what board would you suggest? As a rule I use machine for video conversion and heavy CPU work, if you need any more info from me please feel free to ask looking at Asus comparison site I have shortlisted the following: Maximus II Formula P5Q Deluxe P5Q Premium - 14 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 10 ports at back panel) P5Q PRO P5Q3 P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n P5Q-E P5Q-E/WiFi-AP I think the P5Q3 line is just DDR3 memory I welcome any feedback the group has and as i say if you need more info from just ask. Jim