DFI AK76-SN motherboard (266 FSB) refurb at Newegg $59 with free shipping (retail box)

[vsfoxe]

Warm? I replaced my Slot A setup with one of these with T-Bird 1.4 over the weekend. It posted the first time (and 40-60 more reset's since then). Works great! Doesn't have ANY onboard ANYTHING. Has 2 DDR SDRAM DIMM slots, 6 PCI, etc. I like the way it works!

 

[Busch]

Good price! and yes, this board kicks ass.

 

[jimmyhaha]

I bought it in August for around $110
now it's in my rig

good deal
but ECS may be better...

 

[hkssupra69]

yea everyone is raving about the ecs

 

[DieselMan]

<< I bought it in August for around $110
now it's in my rig

good deal
but ECS may be better... >>



Nah, don't worry guys, this DFI mobo is better than the ECS. It's much more tweakable, and it is absolutely problem free once you have it setup properly. I would recommend the ECS only to those who are still using SDRAM, but plan to upgrade to DDR in the future. If you like onboard sound and LAN, then perhaps the ECS would be ideal, given that the performance is good, and the price is cheap. But if you want a standard motherboard, and you have your own quality components, stick with the DFI.

btw, $59 shipped is a great price for a quality AMD 760 motherboard, even refurbished (I am pretty sure that quiet a number of these refurbed boards were from users who were unable to get the mobo to boot, whether because of incompatible hardware or inexperience, and eventually returned them to newegg for a refund or exchange).