Not to be argumentative, although I am taking an opposite stance as my experience differs:

I have never had a stable Intel board/chipset - ever!
All the AMD boards I have had have been stable (thats 18 or 19 now)

What's more, AMD seem to make boards which fit well, have well designed spacer holes and solid connectors.

Just my two bob
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Rory
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