MSI KT4VL (MS-6712-020) Motherboard

Good Boards, great value! - Fast and stable - AGP 8x and DDR400 - Good layout - Good Overclocking - The ceiling for AGP overclocking is quite low, MSI promised to fix this.

Pros: Built in 10/100 NIC, 5.1 soundcard
Cons: Doesn't work at all

At first glance, the KT4V-L should be a good motherboard. It is made by one of the best manufacturers in the industry. I purchased two of them and both have the same problem. Athlon XP 2200+ were installed in both as was PC 266 DDR memory. Neither one would automatically detect the speed of the processor. They are not fully compatible with the nVidia GeForce 2, and they overheat very easily. Windows XP installs, but randomly locks up even after the temperature has been brought down.