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krick:
I second the vote on the ASUS A8V.  That's an all around awesome AMD 939 board from a top notch manufacturer.  My top 2 favorite motherboard manufacturers are Abit and Asus.  I don't buy anything else if I can help it.

An added benefit is that it's using the VIA K8T800 Pro + VIA VT8237 chipset combo which is very Windows 98SE friendly which will come in handy if you decide to use 98SE in your cab.  The alternative AMD 939 chipset, nForce4, has no Windows98SE drivers at all.

The only drawback I can find is that it only has one serial port.  If you want to run DOS mame with two trackballs, you need two serial ports.  But I admit, that's really nit picking and probably only affects a small segment of our community.

moonpatrol 4 lyfe:
I need a min to debate if I'm sticking with a 939 or going lower.  I haven't even considered the operating system yet.  I know how to use windows.  I haven't played with linux or dos (at least, not since my last 386).  If I do go with dos mame, could I add an extra comm port?

Thanks!
Bill

pointdablame, I'm checking out that mobo right now.  Thanks for your help!

moonpatrol 4 lyfe:
I see a few different mobos when I search for the AV on newegg.

I assume this is the one you're talking about:

ASUS A8V Socket 939 VIA K8T800 Pro ATX AMD Motherboard

$81 is not a bad price.  How much would a processor run me?  I'm really not sure what to look for in AMD, since I'm an Intel guy.

What would the total price be against a Socket A board?

Farmboy90:
Here is the powerstrip to which you were referring (I think anyway :):

http://www.bitsltd.net/SmartStrip/buy.htm

- Scott

hnugz:
does that mobo allow for one button shutdown?  is there any easy way to find out if the mobo allows it?

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