Mass confusion for a noooob

[incognito351]

So I am piecing together a pc.

The mobo is where I am stuck...

Here is what I have:
XP-M 2400+ (35W)
1x512 Crucial BallistiX pc3200
MSI Radeon 9800 pro 128mb
Scythe Samurai for cooling

Now for the mobo. I am down to 2 choices. Abit NF7-S v2 or the DFI NFII Ultra Infinity.
I am sorta confused about the various chipsets. What is the difference between nforce 2 SPP that the abit has and the nforce 2 Ultra 400 that the DFI has? Does it have to do with Dual channel capabilities?? If I want the added benefits of Dual channel, should i get the DFI board because both the website for abit and newegg say noting about supporting dual channel. (I know i dont have 2x512 yet, but the wallet is only so big. There will be another BallistiX stick in the mail within a month or 2) So I want dual channel.

Also, if anyone can link me up to a very comprehensive understanding of the nforce 2, not 3, chipsets, I would be most appreciative.

Thanks in advance for anyones help!!!!
Chris

 

[incognito351]

Early monring bump. I am interested in purchasing my stuff by lunch time today. Please give me some advice if you can.

Thanks

 

[Fern]

The NF7 definately has dual channel. In fact I think ALL nForce chipset boards do. I don't think you can wrong with either board though.

 

[oldman420]

the ultra infinity has a much better bios and you can even set up 4 different profiles to boot to i have one on the way and cant wait

 

[osage]

both the Abit and the DFI are very good boards that support dual channel, however if you don't need the SATA on those boards I would suggest you give a look at the Shuttle AN35 Ultra.
It's quite a bit less money, has the features, complete options in the bios for OCing etc: etc: