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on 11/22/2005 I like to pick a board for upgradability. For instance, a good socket for AMD right now is 939 since you can get in at the low end cheap and it will allow you to swap the chip out in the future with a high end model once prices drop. Also get one with PCI Express for the video card instead of AGP as this will allow upgrading your video card. And finally, I like 4 DIMMS for RAM, since i have 2x512 (1 GB) now and can add 2x512 (1 GB) when i upgrade the chip and video card.
on 11/22/2005 Your BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is important too. Get a good one, with things like booting from a CD-ROM, and make sure it's pluggable. If it is, you can pull it out and upgrade it.
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