You should be able to capture from the D8 camera just the same way you capture from a dv camera.
When connecting the camera and the pop up shows for WMM just close it and start up Premiere CS4. Select the dv standaard setting to set up a project and then you will be able to capture.
No drivers needed.
Been using ASUS from the start. Never had an unstable board yet. At present i am on a Rampage II Extreme. Along with Vista 64; rock solid.
And have been running editing, emails and internet on one machine from the start, never encountered an issue.