mach speed motherboard value vs Asus or good value mb

[morr1s]

I am looking to upgrade my athalon xp 1800+
I am leaning towards a Pentium 4 3ghz with 800 mhz fsb
My question is should I get the Mach Speed X-Caliber PT800DBP VIA Socket 478 for $39.99 or spend the extra money and get a
Asus P4R800-V Deluxe ATI
I do lots of editing and encoding. I like the mach speed for the $40 price after rebate, plus lifetime warranty. The asus is $116 and only has a 1 yr warranty. I am not interested in overclocking.

Or any ideas on a good motherboard/brand

Thanks in advance

[Faustus]

WEll I've NEVER heard of a brand Mach Speed before, which means they are either super generic or new, or a non US brand. ON the other hand Asus can be a bit awesome.

Sooooo... I'd go with the Asus if its a pick between those two.

[glockjs]

ya get what you pay for....there's a reason thats a classic saying

[SLICK RICK]

Or any ideas on a good motherboard/brand

Thanks in advance

Yep, Asus. Seriously though, Asus makes great motherboards and like glockjs stated "you get what you pay for".

SLICK RICK....

[Cobra]

I have built many PCs and I have never strayed from Asus boards. They are rock solid.

[morr1s]

Thanks,

I will get an asus. Any ideas on which particular board. I am looking at the P4R800-V Deluxe ATI, It seems to have moderate reviews. It has onboard video, would you recommend using the onboard video for editing?

[Cobra]

Video editing does not rely on the graphics card, so onboard graphics will be fine. Video editing does require a lot of CPU power and actual editing probably needs a fair amount of RAM too. Onboard graphics use system RAM as VRAM, so a cheap graphics card may be a better solution for you.

Cobra