Foxconn Renaissance vs. Elitegroup ECS x58b-a

Ladies and Gents,

I have come to the sad and feared conclusion that I will return my biostar x58 board. It just won't detect all three sticks of memory. I have the option of RMA'ing it, but it'll cost me $20 more...and for that, it seems that I could get a new board from newegg.

There seems to be two pretty good options. The foxconn renaissance is currently on sale at newegg, and seemed to be reviewed favorably by THG. I don't plan to OC more than 3.2-3.3. I have geforce 260 now, and I don't plan to SLI anytime soon. If I do in the future, I doubt I'll tri sli it, so I'm not concerned about the foxconn's slot spacing.

FOXCONN RENAISSANCE
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 52-21.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813186161

I'm also considering the Elitegroup ECS x58 motherboard. It was not one that was reviewed by THG, but it was reviewed by guru3d favorably. Elitegroup though is traditionally an OEM manufacturer, so I'm a little hesitant to go with them. The mobo though seems pretty nice, especially for the pricce.

ELITEGROUP ECS x58b-a
http://www.guru3d.com/article/ecs- [...] d--review/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813135229


Any thoughts or previous experience would be appreciated.