Still regarding the decision which motherboard to buy, I wish to make a more generic question. From the point of performance (i.e. not upgrades and features), how much will a motherboard which uses the Intel i815EP chipset will perform better than a one that uses the Via 694T chipset? Is it much better, when used with 192MB SDRAM, and Celeron 800, and some simple AGP card (ATI Rage Pro)? Regardless of companies, I can save money by concentrating on motherboards which are based on the VIA chipset, but I won't do it if the difference in performance is considerable. Uzi The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com