Which motherboard?

I have to buy a new motherboard but want to keep the same CPU (Pentium D 945),
which I'm very happy with. This is what I've narrowed down to:

ASRock Penryn 1600SLI-110dB - Nvidia nForce 650i chipset (2 IDE & LPT)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157120

Asus P5Q SE - Intel P45 chipset

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131333

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R - Intel P45 chipset (LPT header)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L - Intel P35 chipset (LPT)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128337

MSI P7N Platinum - Nvidia nForce 750i chipset (2 IDE)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130159

MSI P7N SLI-FI - Nvidia nForce 750i chipset (2 IDE)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130175

The ASRock Penryn is the only board that's got everything I want on it, but I'm
a little wary of the 650i chipset. Shortcomings on other boards can be overcome
by adding a PCI card on those that don't have two IDE connectors and a USB to
LPT adapter cable for those that don't have a parallel port. Right now, I'm
leaning more toward the Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L since it at least has a parallel
port and an Intel chipset, which I'd feel more comfortable with than Nvidia.

Any opinions? Or maybe other motherboards I should consider? I want something
that supports Pentium D obviously, has four memory slots supporting at least
DDR2 800, has three PCI slots (two are OK if it has two IDEs) and has a floppy
connector. Ideally, the board would have a parallel port and two IDE
connectors.

All the boards on my list have a three years parts and labor warranty except
MSI, which has three years parts and two years labor. That's good since I never
tend to keep the same board in my main system for more than three years anyway.

Thanks for any help.

Larc
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