The Athlon 64 processor has become more of a mainstream product as its MSRP slowly dissolves. What was only in Alienware and Voodoo\’s high-end boutique box is now available to Not-Too-Average Joe with a little bit more money in their pocket than his younger brother, Average Joe.

Of course, the question that will always inevitably come up is "What should I spend the money I earned working at Wal-Mart on? AMD or Intel?" If that\’s what you\’re going to ask me, then you\’re going to be sorely disappointed as I\’m going to stay the hell away from that subject. That\’s not what I\’m doing here today.

We are, however, going to be looking at three AMD 64 motherboards to see which ones are hot and which are not. Oh, and let me point out that all three are from VIA. The latest version of nVidia\’s nForce3 will be represented at a later date (once we round up some Socket 939 processors). Someone grab me my green laser pointer…