Personally i dont like Hope hubs (I know everyone else here does) I'm an engineer by trade and cant stand the "donk-click"
I would go with some American classics or DT swiss hubs on either Mavic rims or similar.
My brother had a set of these,
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fulc ... -prod58672 and they rolled really well.
I have a set of these
http://www.light-bicycle.com/beadless-c ... O3r9nysWSo slightly more than budget, but a hell of a lot lighter and super stiff, if anyones wheels roll better than these i'd eat my lid.