<< As long as you are not using an ATi video card, the Iwill XP333 is a solid board. BTW... spend the extra $$$ and get the XP333-R to allow for future expansion.
If I was buying a KT266A board today, I would go for the Abit KR7A-Raid. >>
why should I buy the Abit? Because it has onboard firewire, usb 2.0, and RAID that I will never use? Nothing about it justifies spending the $40 more then an 8kha. I can understand; for someone who needs those features it's an incredible mobo, but for someone who doesn't need the features and wants to spend less money if possible it is not a very good upgrade solution.
Well then, 8kha + XP1700 for me