[H] Socket A Motherboard (no, this is not another CR archive message)

[Steve Tomporowski]

My son is trying to slightly update his computer on a very limited budget.  Currently he has a 1.47Ghz Athlon in an Aopen AK75 MB.  Since it was 6 months old the board has refused to warm boot, you always need to turn off the power supply and wait, so it's time for a change.

He's got a new power supply picked out, but we need a socket A MB (I'll be giving him a 5900 to update his Geforce 2).  There's not much out there and it's a waste to have video on the MB.  What is a good name for the MB maker? --Jetway, BIOSTAR, Asrock?  I tend to shy away from VIA chipsets, but is SIS still good?

He supposedly has a budget of $250 for power supply, motherboard, network card and video card.  The 5900, although not the best, should be adequate.  I just briefly looked at processor/MB combos but nothing thrilled me and he still has to stay with AGP.  He does play 3d games, but he can't afford something big now.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks....Steve