Ian,

I agree with you when it comes to keeping up with the mobo's world.  Have
you, by any chance, checked newegg place?  They've got enough mobo's and
more for PCs.  This place features motherboards (for AMD & Intel) from about
a dozen brands.  By the time I finished looking at details and reading the
reviews for all the motherboards, I end up wondering what I was really
looking for!!  I think I'll stick to users' input and words of mouth as far
as quality & capabilty information.
For other PC DIY's (do it yourselfers) check the link below, I find this
place's selection, awesome!

http://www.newegg.com/app/allcatalog.asp

Emie DelRosario


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Mainboard for gaming system


> Hmm, I'll be interested to see what responses you get to this one.  It's
> hard to keep up with motherboard development and you really do need
> user-input to find out what's true and what isn't.
> I assume you've looked around the net for reports, like at Tom's Hardware
> and AnandTech?
>
> I've also found a lot of reliable hardware information in magazines like
> PCUser etc, where the technical staff have actually carried out real-world
> tests of the equipment.
>
> I tend to stick to Gigabyte, but only because my main supplier likes them,
> and the prices aren't top shelf. My current board is a 7VRXP, which seems
to
> perform pretty good, but it's over 6 months old now, and a bit dated.  My
> Athlon 2000+ goes very well.
>
> I'm not a net gamer but I get a great kick from graphic-rich games like
> Dungeon Siege and Syberia.
>
> Keep us informed on what you end up with.
>
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
> [log in to unmask]

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