My son is looking to upgrade his system to an AM2+ mobo with an AM2 CPU
(until AM2+ or AM3 cpu's are available) with two video cards and 2 Gb RAM.
I have the cards, MSi nx8600's and the RAM, plus a new SATA HDD, but I
wonder if anyone can recommend a mobo that will fit the bill and perhaps a
few decent suppliers. I have seen a couple of websites online, but would
much prefer a personal opinion from this ng.
I expect he will be using XP Pro, I don't trust Vista yet.
TIA
Strange lad
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