Well, I'm looking for a motherboard for a Core 2 Duo build I'm doing somewhere in the next 3-5 months hopefully. This board caught my eye. It looks pretty good to me, but I'm not at all a motherboard expert. I know that everyone is saying wait for the nVidia 590 SLI chips to come out, but since I most likely won't do SLI, and this board is in my price range, I want to hear what you guys think about it. I also have a few questions.
1. Apparently, it only likes lower voltage RAM. I can't find very many RAM sets (2 gig dual-channel) that are DDR2 800 that also have low voltages. Will there be a big preformance loss if I use say, DDR2 533 or 667? Also, I would like it to be under $220 if possible.
2. (n00b question, so be prepared to laugh) It has a FSB of 1066/800 MHz. I know that has something to do with RAM and the CPU, but I don't know what. Can someone please tell me what that is for?
3. It has 3 PCI-E x1 slots. What would I ever use those for? Can regular PCI cards be put in those?
4. Overall, is Gigabyte a good company? I've heard good things about them, but I would like your opinions too.
Thanks for your help!