which P4 motherboard to get?

[sup3rcarrx7]

Hi guys. My friend just bought a 3.4ghz P4 chip and he would like to know which mobo he should get. His budget is under $100 if possible for only the mobo either OEM or retail, doesn't matter. Any suggestions? Thanks.

p.s. he's looking for a stable board and will be able to overclock some, but not alot. Thanks again.

For under $100, that pretty much rules out the current top-of-the-line Intel 875P chipset, unless your friend wants to spend around $25-$50 more.

If staying with the Intel chipsets, that pretty much leaves the 865 series or the 848P taking advantage of the 800 MHz FSB and Prescott support, most of which won't support onboard RAID, if that's important. Some in the 865PE line will, however, or your friend could add on a PCI RAID card. You can find many 865 series or 848P chipset MOBOs in the $60-$100 range, with worthy models from Gigabyte, MSI, Asus and Soyo, if your friend wants to try a mild overclock. Intel brand motherboards are stable, but the BIOS options are very crippled, pretty much ruling out overclocks, since you had mentioned that capability.

[sup3rcarrx7]

Ok so taht means he probably won't want a intel board since he may or may not go extreme on overclocking. He's not so sure yet. Any suggestions from Asus, abit, or any other boards? Thanks for the help.