I have just read about the new i875 chipset on Toms Hardware - it would be nice but you always pay a premium for cutting edge technology. The Intel processor/chipset combinations do seem to have a reputation for stability, however the nForce2 chipset has a few more goodies, and AMD processors are cheaper! However reliability is more important to me than ultimate speed in the long term and on that criteria Intel-based combinations appear to have the edge - does anyone else have an opinion on that?