Lately, mainboard manufacturer Soyo has been rolling out the hits like Motown Records did in the 60's, only Soyo's hits come in the form of PC mainboards, not vinyl records.

Today we're looking at a new version of Soyo's original SY6BA+, which was their first attempt at making a board that was specifically targeted at rival mainboard maker Abit.

When Sharky Extreme reviewed the first SY6BA+ back in December of 1998, we found the board to be very stable and appealing to both overclockers and users interested in just running their CPU at its stock speed.

The newest member in the SY6BA+ family is the freshly released SY6BA+ III, which is the board we're reviewing today. Soyo has really pulled out all the stops on this product's design, and as you'll soon see there may just be a new big cat in the CPU overclocking jungle….

Let's get right to it. The SY6BA+ III (or "V3" as the staff took to calling it) is an amazing piece of practical flexibility and technological implementation.

From its nearly perfect ergonomic design and layout to its seemingly endless amount of customization via simple BIOS settings, the V3 is a board that has easily vaulted to the top of our office's "favorite mainboards" list.

Before we explain why, go ahead and see if you spot some of the big love that the V3 dishes out for its owner. After looking at the list you may wonder if the SY6BA+ III is indeed "man's best friend" instead of your family pooch…