hrm... yeah, all valid points
. my dad has used a lot of abits, with success all around (although only oc'd a couple of the old slot tbirds, which were modded with the voltage switches and schtuff).
didn't know much about the nforce chipset, so did just a little research before posting this... it sounds failry cool, although for the most part, has a lot of things i don't need... like the dolby digital audio (use my creative platinums for that), no need for the integrated video (which was stated that it is available without -- and GASP, i'm an ATI user). the dual nics are impressive, however i'd like to see a gigabit nic on a mainboard for a desktop. that would be very nice indeed. although there always are the concerns of a new chipset... but with their previous experience that shouldn't be a problem.
i'll wait a bit, see what pops up in the next month or two, before i decide to delve in. then again, should i just wait, keep my biostar and upgrade to a hammer when that time arrives later this year??
i need a unix desktop anyway, my current system would do well for that.... ;P
guess it all depends on price