MSI (K72N-L $92 KT4VL $76) Biostar( M7VIK $89) shipped at newegg

lzpoof

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K7N2-L
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One of the better nforce2 boards and under $100. Includes multiplier adjustment and passive northbridge (since fans aren't really needed, a quiet northbridge is a plus in my opinion). Don't be fooled by pricewatch, most of the lower prices are for oem boardswith noaccessories or IO shield. This was 5 or 10 more a few days ago.

Sidenote: 2 reviews I saw of this board (which does NOt have mcp-t southbridge) both came with the digital in/out + surround bracket. So either MSI just packaged stuff wrong to the reviewers or there's a way to use that bracket with this board.

MSI KT4VL
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One of best kt400 boards, brother has it an it has multipler adjustments and does some good FSB's.

Biostar M7VIK
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Has onboard Serial Raid and Firewire support along with a pretty color scheme. Any reviews people can link to ?