WHICH MOBO?

[lilbabimac]

I just bought a Athlon Xp 1700+ and was wondering which is a good motherboard for it? I'm not looking for anything pricey...just want a decent/good motherboard around 100$ or less. If anyone has any info. please post. thanks.

 

[Anubis]

EpoX 8KHA+

 

[Beatles]

Another Epox vote.

 

[CraigRT]

For that little money it's hard to find a good DDR board, you could get some great SDRAM boards, but the only DDR board for under $100 NEW that I can think of is prob. the K7S5A... you can get refurbs of other good boards for less than $100 though for sure..

 

[microAmp]

<< Another Epox vote. >>



NewEgg KT266A DDR mobo

Epox 8KHA+ $93 and several other ones people like for less like Shuttle, if I remember right....

 

[PlatinumGold]

if you don't plan on OC'ing get the ECS, can't beat a GOOD MB for about $60.00 shipped. that's very sweet.

if you do want to OC then u can look at the EPOX board. me, i'd get the ECS board, oooops. i have it.

 

[Strawberrymom]

Epox 8k7a is the most stable ive used

 

[lilbabimac]

so everybody agrees that the epox is the best for the money?

 

[WyteWatt]

Abit KR7A raid or Abit KR7A.

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

so everybody agrees that the epox is the best for the money?

I wouldn't say it's the best buy for your money. It's a great board with proven stability and a host of overclocking features. As far as a "best buy", I would recommend the Shuttle AK31 rev3. for $76 or the ECS K7S5A if you're feeling lucky...

 

[t4t3r]

get either the epox or the shuttle board. i love my epox, but i recommend the shuttle for most people because of price. the epox has plenty more features and is definitely worth the extra money, so it is your choice.



t4t3r

 

[MWink]

I recommend the Shuttle AK31A. I used a bunch of them and did not have any problems except the chipset fan died on most of them within a week.

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

I recommend the Shuttle AK31A. I used a bunch of them and did not have any problems except the chipset fan died on most of them within a week.

You jinxed me MWink! I opened my box up to do a little air-can dusting and there was my chipset fan sputtering along. What really pisses my off is that the little BLORB I have in my "box-o-parts" is too big because Shuttle stuck a cap right next to the Northbridge...