Which Motherboard to Choose.

Hi guys I am new to the boards and gonna have a go at making and building my first computer. I have been looking for a good motherboard that I won't have to upgrade for quite some time and was wondering which of the 2 boards I have found is better for price and is there a better one out there for roughly the same price as I have found here?
these are the two boards I have found.


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Manufacturer: MSI Asus
Description: K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI Motherboard (Athlon 64FX/64, Socket 939, nForce4 SLI, ATX, 4GB DDR, 1000MHz FSB) A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard (AMD Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64, Socket 939, nForce4 SLI, ATX, 4GB DDR, 2000MHz FSB)
Lowest Price: $162.99 $144.00
User Rating:
(4.67 / 5.00)
(Read 3 Reviews)
(4.29 / 5.00)
(Read 24 Reviews)
Rebates: (None)
Quick Glance
Processor Socket: AMD® Socket 939 AMD® Socket 939
System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI nVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Processor Class: AMD Athlon 64
Bus Speed: 1000 MHz 2000 MHz
General
Controller Type: IDE (Ultra ATA 33) Controller
IDE/EIDE Drive Array (RAID)
SATA II (Serial ATA II)
Serial ATA
Ultra DMA 133
Ultra DMA 33
Ultra DMA 66 Floppy Controller
IDE/EIDE Drive Array (RAID)
Serial ATA
Ultra DMA 100
Ultra DMA 133
Ultra DMA 33
Ultra DMA 66
Interface Type: Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
Audio - RCA Digital Coax (S/PDIF)
Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)
Floppy - 34 pin Header
IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin Header
IEEE 1394 - (Unspecified)
Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A)
Serial - 9 pin D-shell (EIA 574/232)
Serial ATA - 7 pin
USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Audio - Bass Audio Out Jack
Audio - Center Audio Out Jack
Audio - Front Surround Audio Out Jack
Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
Audio - Optical (S/PDIF)
Audio - RCA Digital Coax (S/PDIF)
Audio - Rear Surround Audio Out Jack
Audio - Speaker Out (1/8" Mini)
Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)
Floppy - 34 pin Header
Game - 15 pin D-shell (MIDI/Joystick)
IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin Header
IEEE 1394 - (Unspecified)
Keyboard - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
Mouse - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2)
Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A)
Serial ATA - 7 pin
USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
Processor Socket: AMD® Socket 939 AMD® Socket 939
System Board Style: ATX ATX
Video Bus: PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16
Bus Speed: 1000 MHz 2000 MHz
Max System Memory: 4 GB 4 GB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM) DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Number of PCI Slots: 3 3
Number of PCI-Express x1 Slots: - 2
Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots: 2 2
Maximum Number of Processors: - 1
Processor Class: - AMD Athlon 64
System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI nVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Width: 12 in 12 in
Depth: 9.6 in 9.6 in
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty 3 Year Limited Warranty
URL: Manufacturer Link Manufacturer Link

Bear,

The people hear live and die by Epox and DFI, and there's nothing you're going to say to change their minds. Unless you're planning on doing some major overclocking on the system, either one of those two mobos will serve you well.

Ya, MSI doesnt seem to have great quality control. Half the time, you get a great board, the other half, you get a great board after 2 or 3 rmas