so one last update.
while the F8d bios seemed to fix most problems, It was still BSODing sometimes. I uninstalled Daemon tools, and it fixed the BSODs. So be wary when using Daemon tools or other CD virtualization tools on a machine with the 8120 and this board (at least, maybe just the CPU in general?). The driver (sptd.sys) it installs causes the BSODs.