Yet another new system thread

[CaspianB]

I've been perusing the other people asking about a new system build, and I got most of my questions answered. The only thing I'm trying to decide now is the motherboard. Anyway, here's what I've established so far:


Intel Q6600 - $276
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $129 ($40 mail in rebate)
ASUS EAH3870X2/G/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - $460

I'm fairly confident I want an X38 motherboard as I would like to have the option to easily upgrade the system to a second 3870x2 in the future between system builds. I typically go around two to three years between builds.

So anyway, these are some motherboards I've been looking at, but I'm open to any other suggestions. I'm trying to stay in the $100-200 range here, but I'm somewhat flexible over that amount (i.e $220-230).

GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

Thanks.