Recommendation for a socket 754 mobo?

Hi all,

I had a couple of older setups around the house and recently not one, but both motherboards fried. (We have an issue with lightning around here.)

Both setups were AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754. So I have some leftover parts:
4x1GB 3200DDR RAM (Corsair 250 pin)
2xAthlon 64 3200+ CPU (socket 754)
2xNvidia 6800 GT OC (AGP)
(various hdds and sound cards)

I was thinking I'd try to find one motherboard and sort of use the best of all of these parts to serve a few other needs computer needs I have around the house. Trouble is, I can't seem to find any socket 754 motherboards for sale at a retail store any longer.

Can anyone recommend several variety/brands/models of socket 754 motherboards that can utilize the above parts, and I can actually *find* at a location other than ebay? I'll only use ebay as a last resort, simply because I don't like shipping old motherboards across the country/world only to have them be damaged or otherwise not work as advertised. It's more trouble than it's worth in this case.

Also, I plan on posting in buy/sell/trade forum, but my post count isn't 50 yet...

Kind of expensive now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/DFI-LANParty-UT-nF3-250Gb-AMD-Socket-754-Motherboard_W0QQitemZ330307173086QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330307173086&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50#ebayphotohosting

A couple of the Biostar NF3 250GB boards are up but I'm not sure about the "refurbished" status:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Biostar-K8NHA-Grand-v1-2-nForce3-250GB-Socket-754-MB_W0QQitemZ150325883284QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item150325883284&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

http://cgi.ebay.com/Biostar-K8NHA-Grand-v1-2-nForce3-250GB-Socket-754-MB_W0QQitemZ160315293259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item160315293259&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

That one worked well for me. The BIOS only goes up to 250mhz HT for overclocking but you could go higher with Clockgen if you needed to.

Thanks for the response, but not sure if you read my entire post. Anywhere to buy a mobo that *isn't* ebay?

ebay is kind of my last resort.

There are no good 754 boards you can buy "new" from any reputable dealer. Look for yourself, they simply don't exist as far as I could find. It's been that way for a year or more already.

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but 754 parts command a bit of a premium right now. You are probably best off just selling what you've got and picking up a couple cheap AM2 combos with some nearly free after rebate DDR2.

Decent AGP cards can be sold for $30-$40, the chips will get you a bit more. Pick up a CPU/motherboard combo and get a 2x1GB DDR2 kit today for $20 AR. Drop one stick in each for now. Then wait for the good (nearly free) after rebate RAM specials to run dual channel.

I know you weren't looking to hear that, but you'll have way more computer in the end, possibly for less money. And you'll be able to upgrade later. Carpe diem.

I have a Abit NF8-V if you have any interest, ran great when I pulled it out about 4 months ago from my old HTPC setup.