Arswihart...dude...opinions are like our male appendages....everybody has them...some are just worth more than others. "Nobody" owns the corner of the market in the area of reasonable and affordable when it comes to mobo's. I have been doing this for nearly 15 years and have found a number of decent mobo's from "Various" manufactures. Yes..EPox make some decent affordable boards...but so do MSI, Chaintech, and yes faint of heart..even Biostar... Tradejose....I suggest a visit to Anandtech reivew area and browes the reviews on socket 939 boards and make your choice from there. You will probably do just fine.