In regards to the Radeon 9700, I saw it was the official card used at QuakeCon... Can anyone who went say what they thought of the board... Drakino???

It rules. I had some up close and personal experience with it to justify that. And if all goes right, mine ships today, along with a Remote Wonder for the media system and a copy of Doom 3 when it is released (Plus some ATI branded shirts and such).