have A7N8X; want something else, suggestions?

xSauronx

Lifer
Jul 14, 2000
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this asus has a bunch of stuff i dont need on it, so i thought id get something cheaper that still had what i needed.

onboard lan: i just need one

sound: would like onboard sound, soundstorm woudl be nice, but not at all necessary

sata: ill never use it

ide raid: or this

overclocking: im ocing at 190fsb right now(highest stable i can get) the epox 8k5a2+ (kt333) i had let me do 195 stable, go figure. 190 is plenty though, just need something thats good for it.

dont need firewire connections or more than 4 usb ports, though i think thats common on most decent mobos now anyway.

considering: AN35N ultra by shuttle since ive heard good things about it, epox 8rda3+ since my last epox mobo was great, and this still goes for less than the asus i have, abit nf7-s, slightly cheaper than the asus but ive also heard its a very good board

what other thoughts/suggestions would you guys make? my main concerns are lan, sound and ability to change the vcore to 1.75 or 1.8 for overclocking