Need help choosing a mb

[innskeeper]

This is what I'm planning to purchase. I am still unsure about the mb. I've read some pretty negative articles about the KT400. Most articles I've read say to stay with the KT333. Am I wrong going with this board? Is there a faster and more stable board out there? Am I doing the right thing going with AMD? I know these may seem pretty simple questions but I am somewhat new to building pc's and have always gone with Intel in the past. The pc will be used for digital video editing/gaming. I would appreciate any suggestions for a top of the line mb and or processor that can be upgraded in the next few years if needed. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Case: ENERMAX (BLACK)
Power: 430 ENERMAX PS EG465P-VE WHISPER
Mb: MSI KT4 ULTRA-SR KT400 RAID 8X AGP DDR
Processor: AMD ATHLON XP 2400+
Fan: DYNATRON DC1206BM-L/610-P-Cu X
Ram: 2 DDR 3200 512 MB CORSAIR W/HEATSINK CMX
Hd: WESTERN DIGITAL 120 GB 1200JB 8MB CACHE 7200 RPM
Dvd: LITE ON DVD (BLACK COLOR) 16X
Cdrw/cd: LITE ON BLACK COLOR CDRW 40X12X48
Floppy: MITSUMI 3.5 FLOPPY DRIVE BLACK
Sound: SB CREATIVE LAB LIVE 5.1 OEM
Video: ATI RADEON 9700 PRO 128 MEG AGP 8X
Modem: MD LUCENT MODEM 56.KV.92
Network: LINKSYS 10/100 PCI
Mouse: LOGITECH MX 700 CORDLESS OPTIC
Keyboard: LOGITECH ELITE BLACK MULTIMEDIA
Extra: FIRE WIRE ADD ON 4 PORT

 

[DieHardware]

Looks good, you might want to add a dedicated HDD for the video editing.

 

[Vette73]

I don't think there are any major problems with the KT400, its just that it does not offer a great Vaule over a KT333 board with a 8235 southbridge.

So for almost half what some KT400 boards are going for you can get a Epox with the KT333/8235 that will do just as good.

But if the board you found has good reviews, and has what you need then get it.

 

[innskeeper]

Great idea on the dedicated hdd. Thanks

 

[innskeeper]

I've posted my questions to a few other forums also and after reading all the replies I will be making 2 changes. I'll be going with the P4S8X mb instead of the MSI KT4 and with the P4 2.53 mhz instead of the xp2400+. The review at motherboards.org on the P4S8X was pretty impressive along with other reviews on this same board at other sites.
Thanks everyone for all the great advice!!