Other than overclocking or RAID, would there be any advantage to using a P45/ICH10R chipset instead of a P43/ICH10?

I'm looking at a P43/ICH10 board (Gigabyte) to save $ and avoid a possibly tricky audio chip...any problems with that instead of a pricier P45/ICH10R setup?

They both should work without problem, now if you wanna know if they have any problem with audio, lan, etc, check in the HCL, compare prices and thats it ;D

That's what I figured, but I though I would ask to be sure.

The audio issue is only the difference between the ALC888 and the ALC889a.

I would prefer to use the ALC888 if I can, and I found the GA-EP43-UD3L should be a good fit.

Well my parts are ordered...

Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L
ZOTAC ZT-94TEH2D-FSL GeForce 9400 GT 512MB (no I'm not a gamer and usually use integrated graphics, so this is a powerful card for me )

I will be using my existing drives, Q6600 and 8 gigs of Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400C5.

Good combo,report back your progress

I'll be trying iATKOS V7 first.

OK, got my new hardware in.

The mobo is a GA-EP43UD3L (P43/ICH10) and the VGA card is a Zotac GF9400GT-DP with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort.

Will post any issues I run into once I get started.

I have nearly the same setup. That I am going to start tonight.

Gigabite ep43-ud3l
Intel Core2Quad Q8200
4GB DDR2 1066 Kingston
PNY GeForce 9500 Dual DVI and S-video out 512mb
1TB SATA Maxtor OSX HD
40GB SATA Seagate WINXP PRO HD
LG SATA DVD Burner
Linksys WMP300N Wireless
Thermotake Case w/ 500watt PSU
BT dongle IOgear
2 port Firewire/ 4 USB port card... I forget who makes it.
Wireless keyboard and mouse
24" LG widescreen LCD monitor

I also have another setup that was working well with OSX and VISTA until I updated the BIOS when trying to reinstall with IATKOS 7. I will probably work on this tonight too.

ECS g31t-m
Intel Core2Duo 2.8
4GB Crucial DDR2 800
1.5TB HD Seagate
LG SATA DVD Burner
Geforce 9400 512mb
Anetec Case and 500PSU
USB PCI 4ports
Airlink 101 BT
Airlink 101 Wireless G

Any information you have on the Gigabite set up I would really appreciate.

Well theres guides for both of them, google it, try installing with retail or any distro report back if you have any issues ;D