I had the NEO2-FIR, which i think was the same save for an extra infrared port. Its a good, stable board with a lot of room for upgrades. I did eventually end up upgrading to the NEO2 platinum, and I'd reccomend that one first. But this isn't a bad board... i had my winchester up to 2.4 with it. Just make sure if you have a venice that you get the latest BIOS, or it won't work.
Good Luck!!