i no i was gonna go with the asus but if it only runs 2 - 8x slots than i rather just get a different card, becasue i can only afford 1 video card at this time and i want to use 1 video card at full use, i would just want sli so if i ever came across money i could add another of the same card and make it more powerful. so since i can only afford 1 card would it be best to just get a mobo supporting no slim, and maybe a faster memory speed (ie 800 mghz), instead of waiting to get 2 vid cards while rnning 1 at 8x