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<blockquote data-quote="Eye Tyrant" data-source="post: 689626" data-attributes="member: 406">Thanx Garig and Ristamar-&nbsp; &nbsp; To answer a few questions, I am not a big Unreal/Quake fan though I do own Quake Arena and Soldier of Fortune, and my game preferences opt toward stuff like Delta Force (1,2 and Landwarrior... all old now). I would like to jam out on some Wolfenstein and perhaps some Warcraft 3...&nbsp; &nbsp; My biggest worry right now is that I don't want to make the same mistake as I did on my last upgrade. Got the Abit board, had problems with my Geforce 2 card and the VIA chipset and haven't been able to play any games of note since.... I'm looking at getting some kind of bundle perhaps that can be assembled and tested prior to shipping so that I know the stuff is gonna work when it gets here. kinda why I was looking at the Asus with the integrated video... But I really want to get the best deal I can for my cash (duh!) as it will likely be a while before I can afford another upgrade. I would like room on the board to upgrade, but I am not one who runs out to get teh latest and greatest stuff as soon as it hits the store...<a href="http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc2/a19041.html" target="_blank">This Board</a> appears to offer better performance than <a href="http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc2/A16008.html" target="_blank">This One</a>&nbsp; but the second board has the onboard video, however my card is just as good if not better...The bundle for the first board will put me at about $330 whereas the bundle for the second board will put at about $235...#1 = ASUS A7N8X DLX BUNDLE W/ COOLING FAN &amp; (AMD ATHLON XP 1700+; KINGSTON 512MB NON-ECC PC2700; ASSEMBLE/TEST BUNDLE)#2 = ASUS A7N266-VM BUNDLE W/ COOLING FAN &amp; (AMD ATHLON XP 1700+; KINGSTON 512MB NON-ECC PC2100; ASSEMBLE/TEST BUNDLE)#2 would allow me to spend more on a new processor and still stay below budget... But it's a MicroATX and I think I'd need a new case... not sure if my ATX case will work for it (my present case is like 4 years old).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye Tyrant, post: 689626, member: 406"] Thanx Garig and Ristamar- To answer a few questions, I am not a big Unreal/Quake fan though I do own Quake Arena and Soldier of Fortune, and my game preferences opt toward stuff like Delta Force (1,2 and Landwarrior... all old now). I would like to jam out on some Wolfenstein and perhaps some Warcraft 3... My biggest worry right now is that I don't want to make the same mistake as I did on my last upgrade. Got the Abit board, had problems with my Geforce 2 card and the VIA chipset and haven't been able to play any games of note since.... I'm looking at getting some kind of bundle perhaps that can be assembled and tested prior to shipping so that I know the stuff is gonna work when it gets here. kinda why I was looking at the Asus with the integrated video... But I really want to get the best deal I can for my cash (duh!) as it will likely be a while before I can afford another upgrade. I would like room on the board to upgrade, but I am not one who runs out to get teh latest and greatest stuff as soon as it hits the store... [URL=http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc2/a19041.html]This Board[/URL] appears to offer better performance than [URL=http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/doc2/A16008.html]This One[/URL] but the second board has the onboard video, however my card is just as good if not better... The bundle for the first board will put me at about $330 whereas the bundle for the second board will put at about $235... #1 = ASUS A7N8X DLX BUNDLE W/ COOLING FAN & (AMD ATHLON XP 1700+; KINGSTON 512MB NON-ECC PC2700; ASSEMBLE/TEST BUNDLE) #2 = ASUS A7N266-VM BUNDLE W/ COOLING FAN & (AMD ATHLON XP 1700+; KINGSTON 512MB NON-ECC PC2100; ASSEMBLE/TEST BUNDLE) #2 would allow me to spend more on a new processor and still stay below budget... But it's a MicroATX and I think I'd need a new case... not sure if my ATX case will work for it (my present case is like 4 years old). [/QUOTE]

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