> You can get the same hardware at a much lower price point Sometimes yes. A lot of times though, the chipset will be different on the "lower-end" boards, ie.

> You can get the same hardware at a much lower price point Sometimes yes. A lot of times though, the chipset will be different on the "lower-end" boards, ie. 990FX vs 990 chipset, etc. Just be careful when selecting your board, as it does often determine the maximum performance of your system - and you don't want it to be a bottleneck to your other expensive components.