If you do not plan to overclock, then Intel branded mobos are as good as any other manufacturers.
In fact, its pretty accurate to call these "Intel branded" mobos, because AFAIK Intel doesn't manufacture mobos. It usually asks a manufacturer to supply them, and rebadges them as "Intel".
I believe my own Intel DP35 mobo is a rebadged Foxconn mobo.
My first choices were P35 Abit or Gigabyte mobo, but on the day I went to purchase the rig, these mobos were not available at SP road
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. I was forced to take Intel as I didn't want to go again to SP road, but I have not had any regrets after taking the Intel mobo. You could call it an "Arranged Marriage"
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hyeah:
I'm amazed by Intel's support for their H/W. I think the mobo came out sometime in mid of 2007, and Intel was still providing BIOS and some driver updates till July 2009, 2 years later.
But on the other hand, if you want to overclock, the Intel branded mobos are a no-go. They have zilch support for overclocking.
Overall, although it was not my first choice, I'm pretty satisfied with the Intel mobo.