Unfortunately I am no longer avalible for being an officer in unions. I am moving right now. If anyone has questions for me they can PM me and I will try to answer as best as I can. Another unfortunate is that I will be missing the lauch of Core 2 (will not have internet access at that time). I will there for be unable to recommend Core 2 systems until I post a further notice. IE I will be unable to say which motherboard to get. I would say an Asus P5B board that is based on the Intel 965 would be a good start but then I have no actual experience with this board. Feel free to PM me anyways and I will get back to you when I can.