I think I will return my Gigabyte 7NF-RZ unopened, because it seems to 
have no track record and I've seen such strong recommendations for the 
ASUS X Series boards (and one kind of negative about Gigabyte).

I've been offered an ASUS X Series locally at $89, but I see it on 
NewEgg for $53 + etc.  So I assume my local "deal" isn't too good.

I prefer walk-in to mail order.  But if the guy offered it to me for 
$89, and I challenge him with the NewEgg price, how much can he do about 
it?  I assume it is more expensive for him to carry an item in stock, 
and he has to make a living, and on the other hand I assume he has a lot 
more latitude than he wants to let on.

So what's a realistic price to expect from a bricks'n'mortar operation, 
in a case like this?  I just thought I'd give it a shot before going to 
NewEgg.

(BTW, with the new power supply, my PC can burn CDs; but only under 
Linux, that's xcdroast on RH8.0.  Windows still blue-screens when I 
stick a disk into the CD-RW drive.  I will still get a new MOBO, but 
it's no longer urgent so I can wait if I need to.)

Vic
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