A friend of mine is looking at upgrading to the thunderbird 1Ghz. These are the options he is considering:

Aopen AX37 Plus mainboard: S370 Via Pro 266, ATA 100/Raid DDR w/266 Mhz FSB ($179)

vs.

Asus A7A266WOA ALiMAGiK 1 chipset, 2100 DDR + PC133, 6 USB, 266 Mhz Bus, ATA 100 - NO RAID ($179)

Which board would you reccomend? One of these, or something else in the same price range.

T-Bird 1Gig: 200 or 266?
256 MB Ram (DDR)

What new video card - he does not play games?

Thanks.