what about the ds4? that should bridge the gap it has all the features the dq6 has except...
no crazy cool
4 or 6 phase power
no e sata
dq6 has
quad cooling (crazy cool doesnt boe too well with after market coolers but it does shave a few degrees off the cpu temp. heatsinks and heatpipe look good though)
quad bios (its not actualy 4 different bioses but 1 real one and 3 backup ones ..at least i think)
quad dimm slots (not actually a feature most if not all modern motherboards have 4 dimm slots)
quad triple phase ( this is actually good where it excels
)
quad e-sata (its alright i guess but the sata ports are actually only expansion port things not integrated onto the back I/O)
oh and the dq6 has a better CPU voltage selection than the ds3. and i think it has a better biosthan the ds3