With the demise of the S939 chipset, many enthusiasts-on-a-budget are left out in the cold. For many people, complete rebuilds are not an option which leaves them wondering: "where to from here?". If this is you, you might be interested in this affordable hybrid motherboard which could be the missing link between your old single core S939 and the S775 platform. This review examines the feasibility of this upgrade path and pits the perofrmance of an Core 2 Duo e6420 against a single core A64 3700+ on the same board!