Hi all, I’m brand new to this forum and this is my very first post.

Basically I’m after some advice for choosing a motherboard for my new system. This will be my 3rd system I’ve built however the last one was 3 years ago and of course technology has moved on in its never-ending race.

Currently I’m looking at two boards. The first is the Asus A8N-SLi nForce4 SLi Socket 939 and the second that’s caught my eye is Abit AN8 SLi Fatal1ty nForce4 SLi Socket 939 but I fear the Abit may be a little too focused for games. I use the PC for everything, from the net to movies to music, and of course games. But what I’m saying is, I’m not looking for a board that is fantastic in one area yet lacking in others. I need a board that has a great spread of features. The things I’m looking for are excellent cooling (large heatsink) and massive memory. Cost isn’t a huge concern yet don’t want to spend a silly amount of money also.

If anybody has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.