depends on what your looking for as far as onboard accessories
i like the epox 8k3a/8k3a+, fast, stable, not too expensive, very little extra stuff i don't want
8k3a+ is the raid board (around $100) and also adds diagnostic leds
8k3a is around 70 if you don't need raid
they don't have firewire/usb2.0/lan onboard, but it has 6 pci slots so you can easily add anything you need
oc's well, tons of tweaker options in bios, one of the top performers in the roundups i've seen