and the problem with the IC7 that i have is the lack of onboard NIC. hell my fucking IS7-G has integrated gigabit

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Pentium 4 2.4C
1GB Kingston HyperX PC4000 Dual-Channel
Abit IS7-G
2x80GB Western Digital 7200RPM 8MB Cache RAID 0
ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 Pro
Sony DVD-ROM
NEC CD-RW
NEC 19\" CRT

I kinda like it....when using linux, onboard shit sucks a nut for linux drivers, and even if there are drivers for linux they generally suck

Almost all pci nics work really well with linux...

Sure it would be nice, but a 5$ nic doesnt seem to be a big issue for me

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2.6b at 3.3
1 gig of OCZ Platinum Limited Edition PC3200(2-2-2)
Abit IC7
Seagate 80gb sata
Aspire X-Alien
460W Enermax
9800 Pro
SP-94 with Tornado
Panasonic GS200 on its way with:
3 DV Tapes, Tripod, Bag, Telephoto Lens, Lens Cleaning Kit