So far I would recommend Biostar to anyone.. the I5-3570k runs a-lot faster than the I5-2500k I had and blows the amd a10-5800k I had straight to hell. Also, the ballistix 88824 ddr1600 works A LOT better in 2x8 than it did in 4x4 for some reason - not sure if it's because of the mobo or what
Anyway, as a veteran Gbyte and Asus buyer- I must say that I have a new favorite mobo. Biostar is pretty great. My only complaint is the motherfuckers have an automatic driver scan which tries to charge you (which is okay since the ones asus and Gbyte provide don't ever fucking work anyway)
The Kingston HyperX SSD is working fine thus far (second one I've had) after 2-3 full rewrites. It's fast, too, I think it's faster than the Corsair Force GT I had before, too.
I did end up having to spend $269 on the monitor
But it's a 40" 1080 LED and I love the picture on it. I think it's only 60hz but I don't care about that- plus I got the monitor new for $269 and they're on the shelves in wall store for $399 .... so fuck $250 they want for 3-4 year old 32" LCDs
Now all I need is hotel maid repellent to be sure I can keep this thing without it walking off on a motel maid cart
LoL