cheap AMD mobo with LAN and sound

[jkath29]

My friend is building a new computer, and he's trying to go fairly cheap. He's trying to find a sub-$80 motherboard with onboard LAN and sound, and I'm just not seeing anything great in the VIA chipsets. Does anyone have a board that they'd like to recommend, or would you suggest a different chipset?

 

[Peter]

The usual suspect for that would be ECS K7S5A. Around $55.

Building an Athlon system, make sure you use an adequate power supply unit, get quality RAM, and assemble carefully, keeping the focus on proper cooling.

regards, Peter

 

[aircooled]

I've built many with kt75a's and they are great econo-non-oc boards for $55ish at newegg...

Right now I'm using the $74 Shuttle AK35GT2 and I like it better since I can bump my 1600+ up to 2100+ ;-)

 

[osage]

the ECS or the Shuttle are 2 of the best for the money

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: aircooled
I've built many with kt75a's and they are great econo-non-oc boards for $55ish at newegg...

Right now I'm using the $74 Shuttle AK35GT2 and I like it better since I can bump my 1600+ up to 2100+ ;-)

I vote for the Shuttle AK35GT2

U had a AK35GTR (the KT266a version) and it rocked. It has a 5.1ch sound card, but no lan. You can get a Lan card for $5-10 dollars now adays, or free after mail in rebate at some places