If you're going to overclock, I'd go with a DFI board. DFI offers more overclocking solutions, with vtune (nvidias overclocking solution). Go for a LANparty series, especially one with CMOS reloaded. If you're playing games, lanparty boards are great, especially when coupled with a socket 939 athlon. I like DFI boards because they allow RAID arrays spanning across the SATA and PATA interfaces.