Hi one of the best (I also use it):
Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 - one year ago round about 160 Euro - but GREAT
... only AudioPatch needed
... all 8 SATA works fine
... CPU Q6600 with all 4 Cores
... LAN with 1 GBit/s
... FireWire (FW400)
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D975XBX2/D975XBX2-overview.htmworked with 10.5.1 Kalyway with iATKOS v2 and v3 ans with Leo4all - up to 10.5.3 (and so on? ! )