Yes, the new system is fast, stable and seems reliable. The Asus motherboard is the one aspect could be improved. The documentation is skimpy and somewhat misleading. For instance, the string of SATA connectors starts with 2 plugs that are a dark blue and next in line are 2 white ones. The white ones are supported by the Intel northbridge. The blue ones are described in the manual as "for data drives". What the manual doesn't say is they're not for the O/S. Win7 simply isn't supported by the Asmedia chip and you simply cannot use them for them for Windows, so why are they in such a prominent place? The other issue is that Asus doesn't specify how the SATA connections are numbered. The white ones for the O/S drive are numbered 1 and 2, but no indication of which is which. Being a bit complusive, I like to put the O/S drive one SATA 1, which required trial and error.
The other issue I have with the M/B is my fault, it doesn't have an E-SATA connector on the rear panel, and I missed it. It does have a couple of USB 3.0 ports.
But all in all its a decent system and much better than the one it replaced.
Bill
Fractal Design R5 | Asus Z170 Pro | Intel i5 6600k | 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 2133 | Seasonic 650w PSU | eVGA GTX 550 TI | Samsung 960 M2 500 GB | Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB | ASUS Burner | Windows 7 64-bit