Epox, ECS, Gigabyte, Shuttle... which one?

im gonna upgrade to a athlon xp1700+ (im sick and tired of my p3733 with my POS gforce2mx400pci)and i was wondering what mobo i should go with. I want a ddr platform with the kt266a chipset (that is the fastest so far right?). im looking to spend under a $100 for the mobo. ECS had the cheapest for $75, then came the Shuttle and Epox boards at around $85. the Gigabyte board was about $90. i was wondering if there was really any difference performance wise or not because the less money the better. which ones would be stable? any compatibility issues you guys know of or anything?

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Originally posted by screecher:
im gonna upgrade to a athlon xp1700+ (im sick and tired of my p3733 with my POS gforce2mx400pci)and i was wondering what mobo i should go with. I want a ddr platform with the kt266a chipset (that is the fastest so far right?). im looking to spend under a $100 for the mobo. ECS had the cheapest for $75, then came the Shuttle and Epox boards at around $85. the Gigabyte board was about $90. i was wondering if there was really any difference performance wise or not because the less money the better. which ones would be stable? any compatibility issues you guys know of or anything?

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Before this goes to the mobo forum allow me to endorse the 8KHA+. Its at the top of your price range but with that new BIOS it is the clear performance choice

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