i've looked at some others, but that ascendtech site seemed to be the cheapest i could find for the entire rig. i'm essentially getting an entirely new system, but i'm not able to spend much time on my personal computer anymore (too much time on the work puter) so my budget is very low.
i'm all but set on a quad core Q8300, the ECS MB, 2GB DDR3, and 500GB HD. it's only for personal use, and i'm a (very) casual gamer and only play ancient games from when i was college (Counterstrike Source, Jedi Academy, etc) so even the onboard GMA X4500 should be fine for now.
so, where i found this particular package deal, i have to get the case from them as well, and the one above seemed fine for me. i don't care what it looks like, but it would be nice to have the front audio jacks, so i was just hoping to find out for sure if they would work with the MB.
when i price similar components on their own, it ends up costing an extra $50 - $75.