Which motherboard to get?

[BUFF]

Well I only have 2 IDEs so it should be ok,

just thinking that maybe you had IDE optical drives as well which would have made 3 or 4.

Imo P35 is a better chipset than nF650i but if you needed the extra PATA support then 650i suited you better.

The main difference is that the 650i isn't guarenteed to support the 45nm Penryn's which are due out next year as a replacement to the current range of processors, so in a couple of years time if you fancy an upgrade, you'll be looking at a replacement motherboard again.

I think that you'll find that it does - abit & Asus at least have already released BIOS supporting Penryn on their 650is.

[Lucio]

I think that you'll find that it does - abit & Asus at least have already released BIOS supporting Penryn on their 650is.

That's useful to know, I'd ruled out a 650i based mobo because of the lack of Penryn support.