[Bane the ECF]

What's the best performance board out in the market for Athlon 64 w/ AGP support? I'm building my dad a new PC, giving him my current system, but I still want to save money and keep my R9800XT video card. I really don't need ultra-fancy features, just basic stuff like SATA and ethernet support. I was looking at the MSI K8N Neo2 and the ASUS A8V Deluxe at the moment, and although I've generally been purchasing ASUS boards lately, I wanted some opinions.


Bane

[The_Neon_Cowboy]

You really should go ahead and move to pci express and
sell the 9800XT while it still has a decent value

Or you'll find your self buying new board and new video card just a few mouths down the road

[No_Style]

MSI K8N Neo 2 is well accepted amongst the enthusiasts, but I would really just hold off on the upgrade since you're not willing to part from AGP.

[Bane the ECF]

What about PCI-Express then? What would be the best board out in the market?

[No_Style]

DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D

AnandTech review.

[DarkFoss]

Here's another board they're drooling over at XtremeSystems.org. Guess the only question is if Ati has solved the usb performance problem on the southbridge.