Newbie AMD

[shaft103]

I am getting ready to make my first venture into the AMD world I was looking for some advice. I have decided I am going to replace my P3 450 with either 1, 1.1, or 1.2 ghz t-bird. I will make my final decision based on the prices when I go to buy. My question lies with what motherboard to get. I have narrowed my choice down to the Abit KT7A or the ASUS A7V133. What would be the best board for someone building his first system to use? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Just in case it might help the rest of the system as of now consists of:

Windows 2000 Professional
Antec 300 watt PSU
256 mb PC133 Cas2 Ram
Asus V7100 Geforce2 MX
Soundblaster Live
13.9 GB Quantum Fireball
3com 10/100 Ethernet Card
Creative 52x Cd Rom
Phillips 4/4/32x CDR/RW

Thakns for the help Everyone!

Shaft

 

[psykohog]

I built my first system with the A7V with no problems. My two sons just got done building their systems with the Abit. Most techies will recommend using the Abit but I believe both boards are good.

 

[Citadel]

Hello shaft103,

Do youself a favor and let both boards be out for at least a month before making a decision. That way, you can come back here to the forums and see what type of issues they have. I assure this will save you great frustration.
:Q