Christmas upgrade flying around the corner..

ok, well i think i may be able to do a little upgrade on my computer this christmas.

i hope i will be able to afford it all, well more of if my parents will pay for it all, as its going to be for my christmas present off my parents, i might use some of my ema money though.

i have decided that i am better off buying a AMD 64 3500+

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3500BPBOX) (CP-119-AM)

But, i am stuck on what motherboard to get, i wud prefrebly keep all this under £200, so i would want a decent motherboard thats good at overclocking for about £49, is that possible?

if you can find the 3500+ AMD 64 cheaper on a uk site, please post and let me know

 

well the Asus A8N-E FM (non ultra chipset) from my experiance with the ultra Asus boards have quite a bit of oclock features, as well as the program that automatically overclocks system to a certain extent when doing things with heavey load, i.e.(id est(that is) yeah for latin) gaming
well the mobo is 50(pounds) and the A8N-E is 64

wait are you still using your x800 xt cause those boards are PCI-Ex

 

yea, sorry i forogt to say, i need a AGP motherboard

 

Uh I don't know if I'd "upgrade" to an AGP motherboard Will. Kind of a waste of 50£. But if you really want a 3500 and your current one is giving you headaches I guess that's okay. Might want to wait to see what's looking good around December though. X1800's might be cheap by then

 

well as of now the 7800GTs are getting really cheap, and considering the 1800XL is only a little better than a reference GT, and most are overclocked, i think you should maybe look into those, especially with the holiday season coming up, might catch a big sale, or rebate.

 

Yeah and if EVGA every gets one of those sweet free mobo deals again you'd be in the clear for sure.

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=88107

I upgraded my pc 2 weeks ago and found this supplier to be the best value. Delivery was on time and everything worked first time. I only went for a 3000+ with a X800GTO and Asus A8N-E - delighted with my new system even if it is modest by most people's rigs.

 

Yeah Will used Ebuyer to get his X800XT PE but I don't know if he was too pleased with the shipping time at least.

 

ebuyer took weeks!
i cant get an x1800xl becouse i dont have pci-e, and i only have about £200 to spend on mobo and processor.

 

Anyway i need a decent motherboard and i cant seem to find a good one, it has to be AGP, i need one thats good at overclocking, and tweaking etc..

i dont want the price of the motherboard to be over £60.

 

I would buy an a64 3000+ and overclock it, it'll save u alot of money.
And i would get this mobo, because it allows you to upgrade to a pci-e card when you need to.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

 

:\, but if i get 3500+ i can overclock that further, thats why i dont want anyhting lower than 3500+

what about the motherboard though?
i need a decent skt 939 AGP motherboard for under £60

 

No, it doesn't quite work like that. That doesn't necessarily mean that because getting a chip of higher PR rating, it will be able to clock further. It all comes down to luck - you need to get a good week/stepping to get a good clocker.

 

i dont understand :s

thats tells me its only luck if i get a decent motherboard :s

 

Not entirely true, some chips are known to be better overclockers, and the 3500+ is one of them i believe...

 

The 3000+ overclocks to 2.4-2.6 GHz on stock cooling with AS5 for many people. The 3500+ wont go much more than 2.8 GHz, which can be acheived with a better HSF on a 3000+. The bottom line is get a decent mobo. I still suggest that ASRock one, even though its not the best overclocker.

 

still.
please answer this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i need a decent skt 939 AGP motherboard for under £60

 

3000+ @ 2.6GHz on stock cooling?! Highly unlikely....I think with an X800XT PE as well the 3500+ is a better choice, a 3000+ would hold it back a little bit I think...and willhub wants more performance with that Graphics Card...

 

It's true...I've seen the CPU-Z verified, and the posts iof the inside of their comps. And willhub i'm not sure of the differance between us and euro currancy but I think the asrock mobo might be in your price range.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813157081

 

oh that motherboard again, pci express and AGP, hmm not bad, but i live in the uk, i cant order of newegg
also, in the uk we use pounds, not the euro.