I am strongly considering buying a Soyo K7VTA Pro mobo: it's cheap, it's good quality, has an ISA slot, and aside from the glitch of having the power cables run a little too close to the processor, everything I want. It also has on-board audio (AC '97). My question is how good (or bad) is the sound quality? Would you recommend buying a seperate sound card? Ok, I admit, this is a very subjective question. I like playing MP3s and audio CDs, but I'm not a audiophile who demands accoustical perfection. BTW, the DukeOfUrl has its tenth Linux buyer's guide out (http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/linuxguide10/). Amazing how fast prices are falling on them there Athlons, isn't it? :) :Peter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/