These are the parts I'm getting:
Athlon x2 4400+
eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX
2 gigs Corsair Value Select DDR 400 PC 3200
Coolmax 550w
However, no matter what board I look at there's always a problem. These are based on Newegg's customer feedback.
With EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra the video card covers the IDE channel.
MSI K8N Neo4-F has a variety of problems the most common of which is a loud Northbridge fan.
Foxconn NF4UK8AA has poor placement of the nForce 4 chip.
DFI LANParty UT nF4 is supposedly a pain in the ass for a noob to install and has compatibility issues with Corsair.
ASUS A8N-E Ultra has loud and failing fans.
CHAINTECH VNF4 Ultra has limited DDR 400 support.
I'm also looking at Albatron's K8NF4U and Abit AN8 but there isn't much feedback on them so I don't know.
So yeah, choosing a motherboard is pretty tough. Then there's the whole dual core support issue. Also I don't know if I should get three sticks of CORSAIR XMS 512MB that are timed at 2-3-3-6? It's a little more expensive than 2 gigs of Corsair Value at 2.5 cas latency. What are the advantages and disadvantages to each? Please help?
Athlon x2 4400+
eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX
2 gigs Corsair Value Select DDR 400 PC 3200
Coolmax 550w
However, no matter what board I look at there's always a problem. These are based on Newegg's customer feedback.
With EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra the video card covers the IDE channel.
MSI K8N Neo4-F has a variety of problems the most common of which is a loud Northbridge fan.
Foxconn NF4UK8AA has poor placement of the nForce 4 chip.
DFI LANParty UT nF4 is supposedly a pain in the ass for a noob to install and has compatibility issues with Corsair.
ASUS A8N-E Ultra has loud and failing fans.
CHAINTECH VNF4 Ultra has limited DDR 400 support.
I'm also looking at Albatron's K8NF4U and Abit AN8 but there isn't much feedback on them so I don't know.
So yeah, choosing a motherboard is pretty tough. Then there's the whole dual core support issue. Also I don't know if I should get three sticks of CORSAIR XMS 512MB that are timed at 2-3-3-6? It's a little more expensive than 2 gigs of Corsair Value at 2.5 cas latency. What are the advantages and disadvantages to each? Please help?