Considering there's not much improvement to be gained with a 333 board, and this board does most everything but RAID, it's a great deal. Add your favorite budget AMD processor and a stick of memory, and you'll have a great start on a system for less than $200 (maybe less than $150). I can't believe several months ago a decent home built machine was close to $1000. Since the downturn in the economy, prices for computer parts including Processors, MB's, DVD, CDRW, HD's, and cases to be had for around $50 each, building a system from the ground up has been cut almost in half.