With the mainstream as crowded as it is, many people (myself included) often make buying decisions based on brand recognition. I mean, for a hundred bucks or less, Newegg has no fewer than 195 motherboards to pick from, 60 of which are P31 or P35-based.
And Gigabyte is a solid company. They're at the top of my list, it would seem, so picking a current-generation entry-level motherboard without integrated graphics narrows things down to about half a dozen options, with the GA-P31-DS3L at the front.
____________
*Review: The Techlounge (
http://www.thetechlounge.com/article...Motherboard/)*
More...
Linear Mode
