It would be helpful to know what your budget is, and what the primary 
use of the computer will be.
In my research last year I decided that the AMD 64 chips offered the 
most value for performance and future upgrade to a 64 bit operating system.
I settled on an ASUS board, which
has performed flawlessly. My one call (email) for help from tech support 
was answered quickly and accurately.

Chilangisha B Changwe wrote:
> I am planning to build a computer for the first time. The trick part is
> choosing a motherboard and a processor. I have noticed that pentium
> processors cost much more than other processors. What would be the
> difference in performance say between a celeron 800MHz and a pentium
> with similar specification? Whats the criteria for selecting a
> motherboard?
> 
> Chilangisha Changwe

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