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I am planning of getting this motherboard, EPOX 8RGA+ . This are the specs
CPU Supported: AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron processors
Chipset: nForce2
FSB: 333MHz Max
RAM: 3x DDR SDRAM PC3200, 3GB Max
IDE: 2x E/IDE Ultra DMA/133
Slots: 1x AGP(8X), 6x PCI(32-bit)
Ports: 2x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard, 2x Serial, 1x Parallel, 2x USB, 1x RJ-45
Onboard Video: Geforce4 MX Graphics
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650E 6-channel audio
Onboard LAN: Realtek RTL8201 PHY


thx
david

I wouldn't buy anything with integrated graphics as it ain't gonna be anywhere near as good as a standalone card.

I agree with Predator while I have come to accept some onboard sound onboard video still is a no go in my book if you plan on doing any gaming with the computer.

The page linked below shows the 3Dmark2001 scores and Quake 3 timedemo scores of various nForce 2 motherboards with Radeon 9700 Pros and a Shuttle SN41G2 using the onboard graphics chip. The Radeon 9700 Pro blows the on-board video (GeForce 4 MX) away. However, as far as on board video goes, the nForce 2 boards have the best there is. (until someone creates a board with an on-board 9000 series ATI chip.)


http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content ... 1g2&page=7


MAC

Remeber these things still have a agp slot , so there great for a robust budget system with the option to slap a 200$ video card in when you have the bread, also you can use the on board for dual options if you wish