Disagreed: "somewhat expensive for an AMD motherboard, despite being a higher end model"
Disagreed: "limited upgradability (is not an AM3 board: no DDR3, no future hyper transport revision etc...)"
Disagreed: "potential cooling issues? - very little cooling on a more advanced chipset"
Agreed: "good, albeit odd connector placement - does not obstruct video card area"
Agreed: "support for DDR2 1066MHz"
Agreed: "uses quality components that will be stable and allow for a long life (all solid state capacitors)"
Disagreed: "includes a capable onboard graphics chip if you need to troubleshoot a graphics card, utilize less electricity or don't want to buy a card right away"
Agreed: "passively cooled"