Need Motherboard Opinions/advice

[belthazor]

I'm considering these 2:

Gigabyte GIGABYTE GA-7N400PRO2
and
ABIT NF7-S REV 2.0

Looking for opinions on which one is better, and even looking to hear if I can do better at the $100 price range.

Thanks

[belthazor]

Went with the Abit.

[roadworker]

Good board......only prob I have,is with the nforce ide drivers.
Even the last bios update nor the last nforce driver pack fix it........I have to use windows native ide drivers to get all my readers/burners visible in explorer and in some burning programs.
No harddrives attached to the ide controller,they are connected to a pci ide card...

[belthazor]

I'll be using sata. Hope that works ok.

[belthazor]

It's a bit of a stretch to call it a dream system, but along with the Abit, I'll be putting all this together over the course of a week :

NEC LCD 1760v
Ati 9600 pro
Logitech MX Cordless duo

Those 3 I'm using presently. I have coming:

Antec Plusview 100amg server tower
Antec 430 Truepower
WD 250 GB sata
Plextor PX-712SASW
1 gig Crucial DDR 400
xp 3200 with a Thermaltake Silent tower
A Sony Floppy

That should keep me happy for a few months.

[poolman]

Great choice on the Abit Mobo, I used it when i built my kids and casue it's awesome for OC'ing. I recently built a PC for someone and used it and i am getting ready to build another and i will use it again

I have no problems with the nforce drivers, everything went smooth both time and also for a friend who uses it

[belthazor]

Quote:

and casue it's awesome for OC'ing.

Yeah, I noticed they stressed the hell out of that in my research.

I'll be able to run my 3200 barton @ 3400 no problem from what I understand, especially with the added "cushion" of the Thermaltake tower.