id just pay a lil more for a 800mhz fsb and less ram..
i doubt ud see any difference between 1 gig and 2 gig if u arent doing anything extreme...

and yeh....i wouldnt buy another ECS board...
i have a brand new board sitting here not wanting to power up...
<ive exchanged it 3 times already and its too late to get a refund..:mad>