Good motherboard for under $80?

[Superman9534]

whats a good motherboard for under $80? I already have a K7S5A. Im building a system for my grandma and im going to give her my ECS board and get me a new one. What should i get?

 

[First]

No doubt, go with the ASUS A7N266-VM. It's $71 before tax and shipping at Newegg.com.

I don't know where you live, so tax and s&h will vary. It would end up being about $80 shipped to where I live (West L.A.).

 

[Superman9534]

that looks good but i need more then 3 PCI slots. I have a huge case so microATX is a little too small lol. I'd like at least 4 PCI. Ive seen some other shuttle and gigabyte boards w/ KT333 chipsets at newegg, but don't know what is good. The only board i've ever had is this ECS.

 

[MithShrike]

Yeah, definitely go with a KT333 based motherboard if you want something better than a K7S5A. Anyways, the Biostar M7VIP should be good for you and that's only $62 at Newegg. Alright there ya go.

 

[First]

Why do you need more than 3 PCI slots?

 

[CaptnKirk]

You can get a KT7A-RAID from newegg for only $ 70 plus $ freight that is a vey good performer. For $ 88 plus $ 4 freight you can get a KX7-333, which is well worth the price-up from $ 80, and it is
Recomended Highly.

Googlegear has the KR7A-133 for $ 79 and it's ONE of the BEST

Insane3D likes MWave for Epox, there are some very good prices there, and they have Abit's too.

 

[Superman9534]

i think i'll probably go with that Biostar. How is overclocking with it? I just want to be able to up my FSB and multiplier. Anything should be better then my ECS.

 

[moosey]

biostar = bad

 

[Superman9534]

really?

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

I've seen people selling the K7S5A for $40. Great board if you get an Athlon for $60 and you'll have a combo for $100. I sold a 1.4Ghz CPU and 512MB PC2100 with this board well over a year ago and I'm kicking myself for it. Would have made a great 2nd system.

 

[Superman9534]

i just said in my frist post i HAVE a K7S5A and want something better. what about the Epox EP-8K3AE? It looks good from what i see, but i dont know much.

 

[optimistic]

If you live by a Fry's I might suggest one of their killer combo deals.

This week is the XP1800 w/ MSI K7T266 Pro 2a for $109. Thats cheap!
Every other week they have the Soyo Dragon Lite KT333 w/ XP2000+ for $149. Go for that!
They also sell sometimes XP with FIC ATI integrated motherboard, I forgot the details.

 

[optimistic]

Anand's hardware guide this week suggests the MSI KT3 Ultra for their pick of KT333 boards. And it's going for $81.

 

[Superman9534]

i think ill get that MSI. My friend has one and it looks like a great board. Although he has the RAID version. Thanks for the advice.