"Futureproof" Intel Motherboard

[mattpc]

Looking for a new motherboard that is going to last me a long time. I want a complete, new fairly hardcore PC rig but am a bit strapped for cash at the moment so the plan is to buy a cheaper CPU and graphics card but go for broke on a decent motherboard. Needs to be able to take Intel Quadcore and would prefer it to support the forthcoming Intel releases. Kept my last board 4 years and am guessing that will keep this one for a similar length of time so I want to make the right choice. I've always had Abit boards in the past and have found them pretty flexible and reliable. Is the Abit IX38 any good?

 

[BUFF]

There is no future proof Intel mobo as Intel is moving to a new socket towards the end of 2008.

The IX38 QuadGT by all accounts is decent - probably slightly ahead of the Gigabyte X38s but the BIOS isn't as mature yet as the Asus.