Hello Werde
As with all questions of this type being the "best" at something is
very subjective. What one person may think is the best may not be
what someone else thinks is. With this in mind I have assessed your
options and checked various hardware websites and the motherboard that
I have found to be the best is the ABIT KV8-MAX3.
I have judged this upon its various reviews, upon the hardware on the
board and its value for money. This is a motherboard I would like to
own!
You can find full reviews of the motherboard here:
http://www.8dimensional.com/mainboard-reviews/abit-motherboards.html#Abit_KV8-Max3_VIA_K8T800
The board features:
· AMD Athlon 64, socket-754 up to 800MHz FSB.
· Via K8T800 North Bridge, Via VT8237 South Bridge
· 3 x 184-pin DDR-SDRAM with single-channel support for up to 2GB's,
PC2100, PC2700 & PC3200 (DDR266, DDR333 & DDR400) DDR memory
· 5 PCI slots, 1 AGP 4x/8x, 8 USB 2.0 ports, ATA-66/100/133 IDE
· Via 8237 on-board Serial-ATA RAID & Silicon Image Sil 3114
Serial-ATA RAID, 3Com Gigabit LAN controller, Realtek ALC658 6-channel
audio with S/PDIF optical outputs, IEEE FireWire controller
· 2x PS/2, 4x USB 2.0, 1x LAN, 1x FireWire, Audio
The cheapest I have been able to locate this motherboard is for £70.50
from Komplett.co.uk. Please note there are several versions of the
KV8 motherboard each with slightly different add-ons, which one is
best for you will depend on your exact requirements.
When you check the price to buy the item make sure the prices have not
changed and gone down by looking at these sites:
http://www.pcindex.co.uk/results_Pro.asp?Category=2&PartDescr=socket+754&id=90965984
http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/search.jsp?catId=100164013&siteSearchQuery=k8v
http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPP-Motherboards-k8V~CR-1~DW-0
http://www.computerprices.co.uk/hardware/pricebrowser.asp?categoryid=MOBO&testcatid=MOBO&manufacturerid=ASUS&textdesc=Asus
If you have any questions regarding this subject please ask for
clarification and I will do my best to help. |