ATI's RS480 is a serious contender on the AMD platform for both performance and features. ECS's latest board looks to make the most of the chipset, sporting some notably good onboard graphics and an ample feature set.
The graphics core of the ATI RS480 is based on Radeon 9600, which supports Microsoft DirectX 9. With the advanced on-board VGA technology, ECS’ RS480-M delivers an unprecedented, rich graphics experience.

Paired with the ATI SB400 south bridge, the ECS RS480-M provides an integrated four-port SATA RAID controller and supports RAID0, 1, 0+1. Better yet, the ECS RS480-M’s an onboard LAN, four Serial ATA and eight USB 2.0 ports make this motherboard a convenient solution for networking and fast peripheral connection.
If after so long you find the Radeon 9600 isn't fast enough any more, then the PCIe 16x slot gives you plenty of upgrade options. Read the press release from ECS.