i decided on going with a abit kt7a (non raid) motherboard because of the price/performance which was about $148 shipped to my location. while searching for the lowest price i ran into an asus a7v133 for about $154 shipped to my location ($139.95 before shipping) and it got me stuck on which one to get. I'm not planning on using raid but im not sure about the future...anyways heres the cheapest i found the board for.
Asus A7V133
Abit kt7a @ microbarn
Asus A7V133
Abit kt7a @ microbarn