It didn't crash. Ok, I'm going to return it and ask for another one. I've been using ASUS boards for a long time and this is the first time these things happen. They replace it or exchange it with a different mobo.
I used Asus boards for a while. I stopped using them a long time ago, and have no plans to use them again, put it that way.
These are fairly decent and inexpensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128485
I used Asus MB's for years. Something bad happened to their quality control. Been using Gigabyte motherboards ever since. Jeff
I think that i7 with ATI, NVIDIA card would be best for you. Because i7 is very fast and card will allow you to view the 3d views easily without load on the processor.