P4 *OR* ATHLON : WHAT IS THE CURRENT 'SWEET SPOT" MOBOS?

"Chuck" wrote in message
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Namely those that best combine price, upgradeability, and features?

More interested in stability than overclocking, but wont rule out an OC if
its *really* worth it.

I'll take either an Athlon or a P4 board as I'm basically starting from
scratch this time around.

Would like (but I'm not married to it) onboard nic and soundcard, unless
that would hamper speed/effectiveness...


For years I've been building mostly Intel based PCs for sale but a couple of
months ago I decided to try NForce2 based mobos and have been quite
impressed especially with the sound APU. However, on their latest boards GBT
don't seem to be using that feature any more. Haven't had any of the
7N400Pro2 boards yet so don't know for certain.