Get a Sabretooth as a backup board, they are cheap and nearly as good as the Crosshair.

Yep a Sabertooth would be nice I will keep that in mind.

I've always favored the crosshairs as for a while there you could consistently find them for $50 on fleabay if you watched for a month or two. Although it's been a while since I bought mine so we may be starting to move to a slight board scarcity so prices may not be nearly as good.