Good AMD xp board with usb 2.0

[Allenv]

With so many different manufactures can you guys recomend a reasonably priced Amd xp board that has usb 2.0.
This is the criteria in order of importance.
1. stability and ease of setup [not an oc'er]
2.usb 2.0
3.sdr and ddr ram support [got a meg of sdr ram would be nice to use it]
4.raid,a real plus
5.don't need built in video.sound is ok
6.budget is around $100
Thanks,Allenv

 

[CrazySaint]

I've never heard of an XP board that has USB 2.0, RAID, and supports both SDRAM and DDR RAM, and I doubt they exist. Besides, DDR RAM is CHEAP right now (256MB DDR $33 @ googlegear.com) and a LOT faster. So with that said, I would probably recommend the Abit NV7-133R which uses the nForce 415-D chipset which has USB 2.0, RAID, onboard LAN jack, and nForce MCP-D onboard sound, which is probably the best integrates sound you can get. It sells for US $97 shipped ($89 + $8 SH) at newegg.com. One note, if you're gonna go for 512MB of RAM, you might eek out a tiny bit of extra performance (and save a little $$) by buying two 256MB sticks instead of one 512MB stick.

 

[Mem]

No boards I know that have all the specs you want,however the MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU has everything you need except Sdram support,you should look at DDR boards only to get the best out of the XP CPU.

 

[CrazySaint]

The only "problem" with the MSI board is that it exceeds his $100 limit, and is about $20 more than the Abit NV7-133R. However, I agree that it is a good board if he can swing the extra $$.

 

[Allenv]

Thanks guys,
Been on vacation.Quess I'll go with the msi as it sounds like a better board in the long run.
Allenv