Except fot the sound card I don't think I settled for anything less with
my picks. And the sound card issue is debatable. On-board sound is
better than ever these days. And the sound card was always just an
improvement on the cpu workload in most cases. With Quad core CPU's
the xtra workload just isn't a viable issue anymore, in my opinion.
The mobo I picked has built-in High Defintion sound. If you want a Sound
card then pick one that is worth the xtra money, in my opinion.

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