good motherboard?

[tmh88]

Well I have come to the conclusion that my motherboard is dead after about a million tests ive done, and I am going to RMA it. It is the asus K8V SE deluxe motherboard, and i have an Athlon 64 3200+. I plan on getting a different model motherboard because I've searched on other forums and found that people have had the same problems with the board that i have, and i dont want to get another bad board. What is a good, reliable, ATX motherboard that is capable of using with an AMD Athlon 64 3200+? suggestions would be very helpful

(I dont want to spend over $150, maybe $160)

[Omega65]

S754 or S939?

[DaCoOlNeSs]

When he says K8V, its Socket 754

[Omega65]

Some Socket 754 reviews (& OCing)

Abit KV8 Pro (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQ3) (VIA K8T800 Pro - AGP/PCI Locks)
EPoX 8KDA3+ (http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/epox/8kda3+/8kda3+-1.htm) (NF3-250gb - AGP/PCI Locks)

DFI Lanparty UT nF3-250Gb (http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/dfi/LP-UT-nF3-250Gb/g1.htm) (NF3-250gb - AGP/PCI Locks) review #2 (http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2198)

Chaintech VNF3-250 (http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/chaintech/vnf3-250/vnf3-250-g1.htm) (NF3-250 - AGP/PCI Locks)

Anandtech Socket 754 Roundup pt2 (http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2063) (Abit KV8 PRO, Chaintech VNF3-250, Epox 8KDA3+, Gigabyte K8NSNXP and MSI K8N Neo)

Anandtech Socket 754 Roundup pt3 (http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2206) (Asus K8N-E, Soltek K8AN2E-GR, DFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb)

[Snowdog]

I'm thinking of upgrading to a 64 bit machine. I was thinking about the Shuttle AN51R. Is this a decent board?

[Omega65]

Stick with the top brands Asus, MSI, Abit, & Epox. You're more likely to be able to get help with any problems you might encounter if you're using a mobo most people have also.

[tmh88]

thanks for the help