Go with the second motherboard. You'll like it alot better than the other one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128082. Lots more expandability for hard drives and otherwise. And that video card is a beast, thothe 9600gt has the same core clock and support for the new DX10.1 and Pixel Shader 4.1. But the 9600gt consumes more power and has a slightly lower memory bandwith. Over all the debate has been that one is slightly better than the other (seen arguments for both sides on this). The thing that broke it for me was that the 9600gt is $80 cheaper.