On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:48:54 -0400, Vaughn Treude wrote
> Hello everyone:
> 
> I'm thinking about upgrading one of my slower systems with a 
> motherboard bundle (the kind that includes CPU and RAM.)   
>...
>  Any thoughts on this?

Based on my experiences building a few systems for myself and family:
1) Go with AMD -- Clearly best bang for the buck. I use them exclusively and I
have never had a problem. 
2) As for the Motherboards, I've had good luck with Soyo, Abit, and more
recently Shuttle for a mini-PC.  I'll never buy another MSI.  I had several
problems with the MSI: drivers, battery failures, etc. The MSI is a Win98
machine and it was a nightmare finding the information to fix it b/c the
included manual and website was pathetic.  Even so, once I got past the
issues, the MSI has logged 4 years of faithful service to it's user for basic
computing: web, email, scanning pictures, document editing.  So it's possible
that the new MSI's are great and that I'll be missing out b/c they got me mad
at them a few year's back...

Good luck, 

Jeff

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