Well I agree with you on the fact that it will be obsolete at that point, but that's basically the way of life in computers. I mean, *any* computer will be basically obsolete in a matter of 6 months, so that's not too important to me, I still think that it is a good motherboard (in concept at least).. If the new MSI one that I get doesn't work to my satisfaction, I will probably just return it and hold out for the Canterwood / Springdale series...