AMD motherboard recommendation?

elkinm

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I will be purchasing a new AMD motherboard very soon and was wondering what to get.
I am quite sure that it will be a NForfce 2 motherboard, and I will probably buy from newegg.

My top choices so far are:

MSI K7N2 Delta-L
ABIT NFS
ABIT NFS-S (All the features at a god price.)
ABIT AN7 ? (How is this new version.

I also considered the EPOX EP-8RDA3+ but from the newegg reviews it seems to have many problems expetialy with rev 1.1. Is there any thruth to this and is there a BIOS fix or something available.
And primarely my choices are based on newegg reviews as these have 5 star ratings with few issues.
I don't know how good the AN7 compares as it seems guite new.

I am interesed in good features and configurability and a good (BLUE, not AMI BIOS).
I want rock solid stabilty at the rated 400 MHz FSB and some overclocking room. NFS-S has the additional features which cost $20 more with most brands so it is a top choice.

My top choice is the MSI as I have one and am quite happy. And I am also open to suggestions.

Thanks
elkinm

One more thing: I have a K7N2-L not the Delta please tell me if the Delta has problems the L doesn't.
 

Vette73

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I have a NF7-S and love it. Oboard sound is great and so are the other fatures. I think the Abit AN7 is juts a update to the NF7-S
 

Teclis2323

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Try a Gigabyte - I love 'em! They're well priced, they work perfectly, and they look damned cool!
 

elkinm

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The Gygabyte looks nice and I realy like the socket oreintacion as well as the power conector psition. How much space does it have for a heatsink as it looks like it would interefere with a big heatsink?