Chuck(G)
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Not that this helps Chuck(G) pick a board or anything, but I haven't gotten a new mobo in a while. I've gotten lucky and found out where our county govt. recycles it's PC's, and periodically manage to salvage stuff 3~5 years out of date, and that works for me. I might slap a better video card in, or a bigger hard drive, but that's kinda it.
I'm hoping Chuck(G) will post his mobo selection, though.
patscc
Out here, there is a very competitive recycling program for e-waste. I think there's some government money involved. At any rate, chances of seeing older equipment for sale at realistic prices isn't something you see much of.
The deals I'm seeing now are almost all AMD, but the mobos are usually mATX. Call me old-fashioned, but I really want something with expansion slots. Ideally, I'd really like something with at least a real floppy interface, although I suppose I could do without. PS/2 key and mouse interfaces would also be nice, so I didn't have to go searching for an adapter for my model Ms--you'll pry those out of my cold, dead hands...