Buliding a PC under $300.

both those barebones are nice! although i would take the lil black one with side fan over the solid black one, more case cooling! those two barebones are very very flexible and upgradable make the wise decision and research before you go buy ciao

 

of those two barebone kits which has the better mobo?

 

The Asus is far better!

 

Thank you, I have been considering building off of this barebone kit http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2217067&CatId=0 any suggestions for video and sound. Should I add additional cooling such as HD cooler or any others. I will also be adding a card reader and floppy and additional ram hoping for 2gig at least. I am trying to stay under 1000

 

If your not a "super" gamer, that 6800xt looks pretty good for the price and the reviews look good too.If your not going to use the onboard sound,any of the mid priced Creative S/B cards should serve you well.You might also think about a couple extra case fans but that would be optional,as for the memory go for Corsair,OCZ or Kingston...you won't be let down.