I'm using MSI's K7N2-Delta, which has an nForce2 chipset, and it's very reliable. Any hardware problems I've had since I bought this board were the other component's fault.

I just replaced my SOYO mobo KT133A with a Shuttle AK39N - VIA KT400
 
I did alot of research and the Shuttle AK39N had everything I needed - 8X AGP, support for DDR400, 6 channel onboard Realtek Audio,built in 10/100 ethernet, and 6 USB 2.0 ports all for about $70 US! (NEWEGG.COM)
 
I've been running this board for about 3 months now with nary a problem.
 
Check it out.
 
http://us.shuttle.com/specs.asp?pro_id=251
 
Some prefer the NForce 2 chipset, but I have had excellent results using VIA chipsets and I tend to stick with what I know and what works for me.
 
I have an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ which runs on a 266mhz Frontside Bus. I
bought DDR333 memory, because it seems the VIA chipsets run the Fontside and the memory controller asynchronously very well with a nice performance boost to boot compared with running DDR266. I have read the NForce 2 chipsets recommend against asynchronous timings as it will cause degraded performance. The VIA chipsets don't seem to be hampered by the timing issues and VIA releases driver updates regularly.
 
Ayway, thats my 2 cents, good luck and I am sure you will receive plenty of good advice here.

GO with an Nforce 2 bro

I'm sort of likeing this ASUS A7V8X-X. Nice setup, but I think that a mainboard with Serial ATA ports on it. The A7V600 is not expensive($78 at newegg.com) and has onboard SATA. I'm thinking of replacing this mainboard with it.

I really like the Asus A7N8X Deluxe v2.xx board. Very nice and has onboard SATA raid support and Dual-Channel memory support. The onboard Soundstorm is a nice feature too however I only have a 2.1 speaker system as this is my main workstation/server machine.

Thanx for the replies everyone.
I don't need nForce or DDR 400. Pleaselook at the specs above. They're nothing fancy.
As for MSI, my motherboard (that just died btw) was an MSI, so i am very skeptical about MSI right now.
I tried MSI and ECS and both ended up being more trouble than they are worth.
There is this CHEAP Soyo motheboard available online (open box) for $30 shipped. I heard many good things about Soyo.
What do u guys think? Do you think Soyos are solid and/or reliable?

The board I replaced was a SOYO. The board quality was superb.
 
The only reason I upgraded was to go DDR. The KT133A board ran without a hitch for several years and is now in my daughters computer.
 
I switched to SHUTTLE only because SOYO's tech support is severely lacking. Back when I first installed the board, I got a beep error on boot up. It took many LONG DISTANCE calls to California before I could get someone that understood my problem (or that I could understand ). :x

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I switched to SHUTTLE only because SOYO's tech support is severely lacking. Back when I first installed the board, I got a beep error on boot up. It took many LONG DISTANCE calls to California before I could get someone that understood my problem (or that I could understand ).


I just bought a Soyo Dragon Plus (K7V) board. I should have bought this a LOOONG time ago. EXCELLENT board!

As for their tech support, their online tech support is excellent. It helped me trouble shoot the issues I first faced that had to do with faulty memory and shorting with the case.

Thanx for the replies everyone. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND my Soyo board (and any Soyo board) to anyone, ESPECIALLY to anyone who just wants a motherboard that WORKS