I would select another motherboard. I had that exact same EVGA mobo and it was nothing but trouble. The problem was with the two LAN slots. It worked fine for about 3-4 months, and then they just died. I returned the board for a replacement and everything was fine once again, but after 3-4 months (again) I had the same problem. I know that I could have purchased a PCI LAN card, but why should I have done that. I expected it to work until it was upgraded or I fried it. Go with an ASUS board. I've always used them (except when I purchased an EVGA), and after the problem I had, I went back to ASUS again. The M2N32-SLI boards are fairly cheap right now, which is what I purchased after the EVGA disaster, and I haven't had a problem since. I know that this sounds a little bias towards ASUS, but they make great boards at a reasonable price. They're dependable, easy to install (install and connect all applicable hardware) AND they work for as long as you own your computer (although there are some bad boards that slip through quality control, but that's very few).

your making me regretting buying my 680I SLI evga board....its been sitting in the Box for like 5 months and i have it under a 2yr warranty i believe

I'm not trying to scare you, just inform you of a flaw in those boards. Hey, you may be lucky and not have a problem. But, that seems to be the only drawback to that board. If you don't mind purchasing a PCI LAN card when (and if) the internet connection goes, it's not a problem. I liked the board and didn't have any other problems with it. I just got sick and tired of always resetting my router and performing a repair on my internet connection. Then one day, it just couldn't connect anymore.
If you have a warranty, return it to the store you purchased it, or contact EVGA. They will honor the warranty and refund your money. I've been using ASUS boards for about 6 years now and haven't had the slightest problem with any of them.

i have to use wireless anyways, so i will be using a pci wireless card.
so hopefully, this lan problem will not be an issue.

if heard negative things about all the major brands including asus.
so i have to stick with what i have for now. its non-returnable.

Hmm..I will look into it. But i have not even used this board so its basically new...I needa set up a pay pal account and sell it on ebay or summ...Im thinking of selling it 200$ and upgrading to a ASUS board...add another 100$ and buy something more recent. IDK but ima make a forum for my gaming pc with specs when i gather the $$$ and ishh so i can get it up n running

after much help from all you guys i sold my cpu (amd athlon 64 x2 4000+)
and bought an upgraded one.

amd athlon 64 x2 6400 black edition.

still waiting for my memory and hard drive to come in from fry's (backordered )

and still waiting on the funds to come in to get the 8800gt + new psu.

just an update.