why would i want something that isnt as good as something else for the same price?
the lanparty only has 8x when SLI is active. why would i want a board that would do that when others dont. anyway the specs are basically the same save that. how do you know "i doubt you will ever use it" maybe not, but its my computer, i may not want to spend the money now but in a year or 2 when i want to get a new GC i wont have to buy a new board to make a diff.