MSI K8N Neo4 or Asus A8N-SLI

[Downloader]

Hey all, I am planning to get a silent/cool enough system soon but i have a problem choosing my motherboard.

Specs:
A64 3500+ - stock replaced with Thermalright XP-90 paired with a Nexus 92mm fan
PC 3200/400 Corsair CL2.5 1GB
Samsung P120 200GB
MSI NX6600GT - stock replaced with Zalman VF700
Benq DW1640 16x DVD+-RW
Cooler Master Centurion 530 - fans replaced with 120mm nexus fans
Antec True Power 480W v2

Im deciding on either MSI K8N Neo4 or Asus A8N-SLI. Both seems good, but which will be a better choice for my specs with a Zalman VF700 and the nb replaced with Zalman NB47J? I am leaning more on MSI's.

And for a newbie who've never touched anything inside the box, will the installation be alright?

 

[FastEddie]

The Neo 4 Platinum Sli leaves very little room between the pci-e slots for after market cooling solutions. However, the onboard sound of the MSI offering is much better than the standard ACL850 of the Asus board.

 

[Downloader]

How is the clearance between the VF700 and NB47J for those who've used MSI's? I've seen Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe and there is a 5mm gap between them.

 

[rei]

i too would like to know this!

(holy crap i've been registered since 1999?)

 

[rei]

i'm leaning between gigabyte k8n-ultra-9 and the msi neo4 k8n platinum.

the msi seems better but i dread the nb fan and i'm too weakkneed to remove it myself :/ and the gigabyte may run too hot with the passive to try o/cing.