Thunderdome! Two mobos enter, one mobo leaves

[ZenPirate]

I can't decide between these two mobos. I'm a bit biased towards Gigabyte because I've used their boards for some time now, and have had few problems. It seems as though the gigabyte has more features for a lot less money. Am I missing something? WHich would you get,and why

GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128301

Pros:
-1394b firewire
-dual bios
-xpress recovery ( big plus in my book)
- price

Cons:
-some folks say the passive cooler runs hot ( it still should be safe, as they designed it that way?)
-only two pci slots ( I only need one)


ASUS A8N-SLI Premium:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540

pros:
heatpipe cooler design
3 pci slots

cons:
price