"The latest round of Intel P55 Express motherboards brings with it new capabilities like SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 support. The age of waiting for your computer to transfer large BitTorrent MKV files is nearly over - this is the year of high bandwidth! The ASUS P7P55D-E Pro is an enticing motherboard; it comes with Marvell PCI Express based SATA controller for SATA 6Gb/s support and an NEC USB 3.0 controller to provide bandwidth for two USB 3.0 ports. While portable USB 3.0 flash drives aren't out just yet, external hard drive boxes are, and USB 3.0 really redefines 'fast'."