Which motherboard for about 130 EUR-I pick these?

Bxx

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My friend is buying a new mobo. He will use it for entertainment (OC, games, movies, office,...)
Now i am interesting which one of these, u think is the most usefull (they all cost around 130 EUR).
I would choose one of these 3:
-GIGABYTE 7VAX KT400
-ABIT KX7-333
-EPOX 8K5A2 KT333
Now I would like to hear your opinion?

thx

<b>ABIT</b>

ABIT KX7-333 KT333 DDR
http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjsp/english/pt_main_back.jsp?pPRODUCT_TYPE=MotherBoard&pMODEL_NAME=KX7-333

<b>ASUS</b>

ASUS A7S333 SIS745 DDR +SB
http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7s333/overview.htm

<b>ECS-ELITEGROUP</b>

ELITE K7VTA3 KT333 DDR RAID +SB +LAN
http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/k7vta3_3x.htm

<b>EPOX</b>

EPOX 8K5A2 KT333 DDR +SB
http://www.epox.com/html/motherboard.asp?product=EP-8K5A2&lang=1

<b>GIGABYTE</b>

GIGABYTE -7VAX KT400 DDR +SB
http://tw.giga-byte.com/products/products.htm

<b>MICROSTAR INTERNATIONAL</b>

MSI KT3 ULTRA2 KT333 DDR +SB
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=341&MODEL=MS-6380E
 

bigboss

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i wouldn't use the motherboard from gigabyte. It is based on the via kt400 chipset which has a memorycontrller that is far from good. It supports only 1 ddr400 bar. when you insert 2 the speed drops to 333 and with 3 to 266.

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