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Originally Posted by pacaveli
the only problem i see with that is that it's only a little less expenisive and im not sure i can get it by the time the rebate is up. I've also never owned an AMD product so i know very little about what is their good stuff.
i can always get more usp ports with an adaport, i really oonly need one for my printer i dunt use too many usb ports currently
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Okay, if you want an Intel chip, go for one with the 775 socket, as that is replacing the older socket type.
This Gigabyte Board seems nice for the price, at only $30.00 more than the one you pointed out, but with nearly twice the features and support for PCI-E which is set to replace AGP for video cards.
If you have not actually purchased a video card yet, only decided which you'd like, look at if there is a PCI-Express version of that card. They are usually the same price at this point.
I have never used a Gigabyte board before though.
Does anyone have any thoughts on them?
As for AMD 64's, which have a nice pricepoint (And which I am biased towards
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Here is a nice MSI with AGP support still
and
Here is a nice Chaintech with PCI-E
Both in the same ballpark (+30.00) as your choice, but both with features equal to or above the Intel I listed above.