A7N8X-E Deluxe experiences? or other motherboard recommendations?

[Randy Kelsoe]

Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:

>Yeah, I've been trying to figure out why the AMD Athlon XP CPU's are 333FSB,
>yet the motherboards are 400FSB?  I just saw something about the current
>Barton CPU's are 333, but that 400's are due out soon?  I'll probably have
>to buy my stuff in installments, so maybe I could buy the RAM this month,
>the motherboard next month, and then by the time I'm ready for the CPU, the
>400's will be out? :)  I *definitely want to do the dual-channel memory
>thing, though.
>  
>
The mobo is capable of using the 400FSB, or 333, 266, or 200. The Athlon 
3000 and 3200 come in 400FSB models, but they are expensive (~$400-$500).

If you don't need the GigaBit lan, SATA, and RAID, you could go with the 
GA-7N400 (no nic), or the GA-7N400-L (with onboard lan) for less money.