Originally posted by confus-ed
How about another manufacturer ? If price vs performance is the issue - soltek ? I like these, very overclockable & feature rich ... & I haven't sent any back yet !

Soltek -various (go here- pick products, socket A)- take your pick ...

There's Nforce boards... Kt400/a .... KT333....

I dunno about US prices though I get these direct from the uk distributor, vellee cheeeep ...

I've stopped using soyo, got sick of returning things, same with Epox but who are DFI? Are they another factory that's decided to manufacture their own brands?
DFI has been around for a while. The very first computer I ever build had a DFI motherboard, and believe it or not, my parents now use it to get to the internet. Its an old PII system. There nothing to write home about, but atleast for me and now mom and pop, its been a solid mb. heres a link....


http://www.dfi.com.tw/index_flash.jsp

Oh yeah, go with the ASUS A7N8X. Make sure you get the latest revision board whatever you get though... future upgradeability... I think A7N8X is up to revision 2 now..