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Originally Posted by SDM
That Asus board looks nice, but I really didn't want to spend that much. I'll miss my trusty P4B 
Damnit, someone needs to tell me whats so freakin' special about the nForce3 chipset. |
Nothing honestly, that MSI Platinum board is junk, I RMA'd the one I had after two days. And stuck with my older MSI FISR board.
This board here is pretty decent, and won't cost you a fortune.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...152-043&depa=0
This Epox board I hear is good, and killed with features, but doesnt overclock well, but I personally have no experience with it.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...123-218&depa=0
Everything else is fairly good, i dont like the case you've chosen, but that just not my pick. When it comes to teh memory, dont let anyone fool you, the difference between 2.5 and 2 isnt noticeable. Actually, unless you are doing soem serious overclocking, and lots of bench tests, you more than ikely wont see shit of a performance difference when you change memory timing.
EDIT: Ditch the heatsink, will link one later, time for work.