nForce4 motherboard recommendations

[Jay Scherrer]

On Sat, 2005-10-29 at 22:56 -0500, Jonathan Berry wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I hope this isn't too off topic.  This list is fairly slow, so
> hopefully y'all won't mind this question.  I'm looking at building a
> new desktop AMD64 system and am trying to decide on a motherboard to
> buy.  I want one with an nForce4 chipset and preferably in the ~$100
> or less range.  As far as features, I would like SATA II (the 250 GB
> WD SATA II drive is slightly cheaper than the SATA drive!) and SLI
> would be nice, but not necessary.  Of course, I want to run 64-bit
> Linux on it (FC4), so good compatibility there is a must.  Decent
> onboard sound would be a plus, but again not critical.  Quietness
> would be nice too.  I most importantly want good quality and
> dependability.  So, what brands do you like as far as quality?  Or
> what specific (desktop) boards do you like?  I'm looking hard at the
> GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI which is inexpensive, has SLI, and has the plus of
> having passive cooling on the north bridge (assuming it stays cool). 
> The DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity is right there at about the same price, has
> 1394 but no SLI.  Any suggestions?
> Also, I could forgo the SATA II and get a board with just SATA and
> potentially save $10 - $20 (could either save a little on a Maxtor
> drive, or spend a little more on a WD drive, I'm not particular to
> either).  Thoughts on that?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
> 
<http://Malabs.com> carries a bunch. Use the search by key word for
nforce4. Let me know if you see something you like.

Jay Scherrer