mobo choices

[navyac]

I am getting a new computer shortly and am going to be spending about $800 not including monitor, keyboard, speakers, mouse, etc. I am only going to be gaming on this comp and am going with amd 64 3000 Venice core. My question is on mobos, i have tentatively decided on the MSI K8N N4 ATX mobo from newegg for $84. I havent really read any reviews on this mobo but am looking at it beasically for its price and the fact that it has a optical digital output for my stereo. Is this a good overall mobo, I dont know how to overclock yet but I definitely wanna try, I plan on getting 2X512 sticks of OCZ value RAM also. SO any suggestins, or does anyone know good sites to read up on mobos?? Thanks for the input

 

[mOeeOm]

DFI Lanparty

One of the best(if not the best) mobos for OCing right now, if you are going to build a system, then this is the right choice.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I agree with the DFI suggestion if you're overclocking.

Just a little warning - if you're planning on using digital optical out for gaming, you'll only get true surround sound from a few offerings (Old Soundstorm boards, HDA X-Mystique, and Turtle Beach Montego are the only ones I know of).

 

[navyac]