text: what is an inexpensive, but reliable, motherboard replacement for an athlon processor? i have an asus a7n8x motherboard that has not given me a minute's rest since i first installed it.  its so unstable that the bios settings change from one use to the next.  not only that, but sometimes it fails post for memory and/or drives.  i don't want to get another asus board because they don't support their products.  all they ever do is say to re-flash the bios, but doing so never fixes anything.  a friend has the same exact board and he is having the same problems.  however, i think the athlon processor is still good.  that is why i want to get a new athlon compatable motherboard with network, sound and usb built in.  can someone reccomend a *stable* atx motherboard that is compatable with the athlon?  it does not need video because i have a good agp all-in-wonder card.  it does need sound, usb and network though, but only one network (the asus had two but only one ever worked). try the msi kt880 delta-fsr. this board has high ratings and reviews and supports the processor you have (i'm assuming its a socket a). it also has the agp slot for your video card. four usb ports and a rj-45 lan port fits your needs, along with the 6-channel audio chip. all this for $54.99 on tigerdirect.com .