Not gaming, but it's PC related

[Euphacent]

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=869&num=1

That looks like a pretty cool motherboard. I hope they start implementing features like that in their other boards. The only thing it needs is some sort of mp3/CD player program and the ability to mount harddrives and external USB devices like harddrives, cd-roms, and flash drives.

It would be cool to be able to boot up, connect to the net, put your flash drive in, download your network drivers to your flash drive for whatever OS you are trying to run, reboot and install. No need for a second PC with internet access.

Or say Windows nukes itself.. just boot up, plug in your external harddrive, back your data up, reinstall the OS.

 

[CmdrFly]

The only daily use I could see for it is if you need to check one simple thing on the Internet. Get on, get in, get your info and get out within 2 minutes.

Would come in handy for rebuilds like you specified, but it's not a feature I'm ready to pay $350 for.

Asus has been pulling a number of weird ideas out of their ass lately... most of which you can instantly tell aren't quite complete. A few more weeks or months tossing the ball around on this board would likely garnish some real value for the buyer.