Motherboard opinions?

Question

Any motherboard experts have an opinion on which of these 2 motherboards may be best suited for PC gaming and Video editing specifically. ( or possibly another board )
#1 is
Intel D975XBXLKR & C2D E6600
Intel D975XBXLKR Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40GHz Processor supports 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install DDR2 533/667MHz Memory. .

OR

MSI 975X Platinum & Core 2 Duo E6600
MSI 975X Platinum Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz Processor.
This high-end ATX mobo supports Dual channel DDR2 533/667/888 memory interface up to 8GB, as well as dual PCI Express 16X with either 1x16 or 2x8 operation.

Both are about 650.00, so I am more concerned about the performanace for games/video.

Answer 1

Neither, both are overpriced, and both use a poor chipset. Buy the processor and the motherboard seperately. Here is a good motherboard for the Core 2 Duo:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131070 and here is the processor:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003

Answer 2

Motherboards using the same chipset really doesn't make much difference at all (maybe 1-2 fps). The price for the E6600 is overpriced. the E6300 or E6400 would do just as well in games for less. The extra money saved getting these models should be spend on the video card (the most important part for gaming). There are also motherboards that support 2x16 pci-e slots. These dual video motherboards are good for very high resolutions like 2048 by 1600. Memory is starting to get to the average 2gb for a machine. Vista will need 2gb recommended. 4gb is perfect for now. Some games can actually use 4gb of memory. Just goto www.tomshardware.com for reviews and benchmarks for motherboards, cpus, and video cards.