Hi, just a comment instead of an answer.

AMD had just announced the completion of
a 1100Mhz( 1.1Ghz) CPU demo codenamed
Thunderbird, and Intel is meeting the challenge
with their new Willamette (?speed) CPU.
Earliest arrival is slated for this summer and
the year end.
The reason I mention this...
When the 133 and 200Mhz  bus cpu's were unveiled
earlier this year prices dropped dramatically on
"older" components. I would expect the same to
happen when the new cpu's arrive. So, this may
offer some oppurtunities for those waiting for a
price drop on Pentium III or Athlon based systems.

-yui shin

----- Original Message -----
Conor McNessa:


> I'm still looking for a motherboard, and the
industry seems to be in flux.
>
> At first I was going to get a motherboard based on
the 440BX chipset -
> probably an ASUS or AOpen. Then I read reviews
online that said that the
> 440BX standard is getting old and creaky. Since my
building project is one
> which is going to go on for some months and involve
several people I
decided
> to look for the new technology.
>
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