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Roland Smith wrote:
[Much Good Info snipped..]
> Looks like you'd better stick with a KN9 (nForce4) for now.
> 
> Asus has the M2V-MX with VIA chipset that looks OK. Not sure about the
> Realtek RTL8100C ethernet chip though. Same goes for the MSI K9VGM-V. It has
> a RTL8201 ethernet chip.
> 
> I've never had trouble with MSI mobos with VIA chipsets. They might not be
> the fastest, but generally everything works. AMD chipsets are fine as well.

Thanks for the suggestions and info, Roland! I'll check into the Asus 
and MSI boards.. :)

Best,
--Glenn