Help: Solid Mobo for Non-OC

[a2jfreak]

I'm going to be building an A64 system soon. Nothing crazy . . . Probably a 2GHz or 2.2GHz and 1GB of DDR RAM. I do not need the board to OC. I don't care about having two video cards. I only want a very solid and very stable motherboard. AGP or PCI-Express doesn't matter a whole lot, but I'm guessing PCI-E is more future-proof so PCI-E is preferable.

Please recommend a board (other than EPoX) that is:
1) Inexpensive ($100 range is good)
2) Stable Stable Stable.
3) Stable Stable Stable.
4) Inexpensive and Stable.

I know those criteria limit my options :D

[Mt_Goat]

I have built several on these and not a one ever gave me trouble. They are a good price and ver very solid, OC or not.

MSI K8N Neo4-F (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491)

[WuGgaRoO]

just try to stay away from shuttle...i built like 2 pcs with them, they work....but its never been 100% awesomeness

[Sledgehammer70]

ASUS makes solid boards... I have had one issue with 1 of my ASUS Boards.... & they had A+ service taking care of it

[Esso]

I'm using DFI Ultra-D and hasn't overclocked yet.
Rock solid, but there might be one reason for that.
Taking care of ESD and doing the right thing.

Both Asus, DFI or MSI motherboard will be fine.
Sometimes you are unlucky, receiving one faulty motherboard or memory.
But if you are careful, you can avoid a lot of trouble.

Tip,
Choose one motherboard and memory that most people are using, and take note what bios version they are running.
And if you in the future like to overclock, make sure you have the right stuff.

[lemonlime]

Good recommendations so far. For a non-OC board, I'd agree with Sledge on his ASUS recommendation. I have been very pleased with their track record as far as reliability is concerned. They are no slouches either when it comes to overclocking. If you stick with a NF4 based ASUS board, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. The DFI boards are fantastic and quite reliable too (the NF4 series) but you may have some initial hurdles to overcome. It tends to be a little finiky at times, but once you have it setup its golden. When you do decide to start OC'ing, the DFI is king of the hill and there is a LOT to tweak.

[Leonardo]

For non-OC boards, I'd go MSI. In my opinion, they seem to be more consistent in quality and reliabilty than Asus. They are very well-made boards. In my book, it's no contest. Asus runs a close second. No opinion on DFI - never used one.

[a2jfreak]

I've never had an ASUS, but I have had an MSI--Intel p4 board. Been O/C'd for years and has been solid.

[GrayFox]

Asus

Ive never had an issue with any of there products that wasn't caused by a $15 psu.


Msi on the other hand ... don't get me started about the K8N neo2 platinum.