ok so a nvidia chipset seems to be out of my price range. so is getting a pair of video cards. or a mismatched set. That said, I don't think i'll run into an issue as my main goals are motherboard and ram, then processor. Video cards would be further down on the list and by then, i could probably get one card that'll be good enough.
Even though my 260GTX is out of date, i'm only running it at half it's potential, so i should be fine with my prior mobo choice.
i'm about half way there with my penny pinching.