[Betty_Swallocks]

Thanks, I will. I am predisposed towards Abit but if they can't supply what I need at a price I can afford I'll have to look elsewhere.

It's a minefield, isn't it? Scan have 17 differect categories of 775 motherboard listed. That's over 150 different motherboards to choose from.
There is such a thing as too much choice.

Another question leading on from those answers if I may.

The cheapest Asus P5-Q is pennies under 80 quid. That's fine, I can stretch it that far, but it raises another question. That's only about £8 less than the Abit IP35-Pro with the better circuitry.

Which is better? The entry level Asus? Does the newer technology give me benefits that outweigh the higher quality components, or would I be better off paying another few quid and going for the Abit?

I have to be honest, as far as overclocking goes I haven't got the bottle to run my system permanantly overclocked. I'll probably push it just to see how far I can get it then say "That's nice dear" and put it back to stock.
As for dual graphics cards I'm never likely to want to run more than one. A second slot doesn't enter into the decision making process.

I'm much more concerned with how well it runs at stock speeds and how dependable it is.
My last board was a pain in the arse because it was so damn fussy about RAM. I had 4x512Mb of Crucial alue RAM. Ran fine in every other system I had at the rated speed of 3200 but the DFI Infinity wouldn't boot unless I ran it as PC2700. Whether that was a DFI thing or an Nforce4 thing I don't know, but I don't want any nasty surprises like that again.