I thinking of putting together a new system, with the cpu to be an AMD 64X2 (AM2 socket), likely a 4600+ so I can overclock a bit, and I'm considering the above 2 MBs. The "-E" doesn't have firewire, so I'd have to add a card, but that's only about ; the "DLX" has firewire, but costs more, and I can't see me ever putting a 2nd video card in for SLI. I also noticed the the DLX board isn't "VISTA" logo approved, while the "E" is. Anyone have any experiance, good or bad with either board?? Also, thinking about trying RAID 5 with 3 drives ( I can get basic 200GB drives for < ) - any comments on performance and ease/ diffleculty of set-up would be appreciated. thnx Mike K