Gyan wrote:

> I have planned to purchase an Intel-954G-based motherboard, which can
> support a 1 Ghz P4 and up to 667 Mhz DDR2. Since Intel boards are more
> costly, I wish to ask a question: How important or beneficial is it to
> buy a motherboard manufactured by Intel vis-a-vis one having the same
> chipset but manufactured by any other company, such as Gigabyte?
>
> Thanks,
> Gyan
>


Nothing wrong with Intel motherboards. There are several good
competing brands. What are important is the chipset as well as
the features being offered, e.g., onboard sound, video, NIC,
etc. The chipset of preference is normally Intel, however. Once
we choose a specific brand, we will test the board. If it passes
our requirements, we do our development around it.