always better to sink money in a newer stable technology... older parts like memory and processors will still sell on Ebay because there is someone out there with a good MB and a bad processor...

I got 3 Nforce 2's running so I will have these for quit a while,,,but if a Mobo goes I am just saving my parts for spares and buying new technology,,,besides,,, new is more fun...
Skink Reviewed by Skink on . Advice on a new motherboard I have a self-built system whose motherboard (an Asus A8N SLI Deluxe) just crapped out (the memory controller failed) and now I need a new one. The problem is, my CPU is an AMD Athlon X2 Socket 939 processor, for which they have all but stopped making new boards. I could get a new, as in not used, old, as in old technology, good motherboard for about $150 from NewEgg (I'm thinking of the Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe, which seems fairly similar to my old one), or I could just splurge and get an Rating: 5