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I can not second this enough. Working for a system builder, we buy *lots* of mainboards as well as servicing a lot we didn't sell. The better quality mainboards and models always do better in the long run. (The occasional bad batch or bad model not withstanding.)
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Also, be careful on what you pay on shipping and handling from some of the pricewatch.com vendors. Many will make up their profit in 'handling' charges, or, sell refurbished merchandise without noting it as being such.
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I'm not saying 'do not buy on the net'; I do quite a bit myself. But, there is quite a bit to be said for having someone locally to return merchandise to when you are having problems.
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-D
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On Mon, 2002-02-25 at 09:47, Adam Bultman wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Rule of thumb: When it comes to motherboards, *please* don't buy cheap</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>ones. You get what you pay for, and when it comes to motherboards, it</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>REALLY bites you in the keister. I have taken to buying high to mid-high</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>end motherboards because it saves me lots of time and frustration. Buy</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>the best product you can with what you need, but dont' pay extra for dumb</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>things (IDE RAID, etc) that you won't ever use. Unless you do use them.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Cheap sound cards, etc are fine, but when it comes to the brains, etc,</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>dont' skimp.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>adam</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Jeffrey Greer wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Does anyone know where I can buy new motherboards at the lowest price in the</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Denver area. I want prices comparable to pricewatch.com. I need a</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> motherboard for an athlon xp 1600 which accepts pc100 and pc133 memory.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> Thanks</FONT></FONT></I>
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