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Good motherboard for an Athlon 64 3000+?

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Hi guys,

I have and old Athlon XP 2500 and I'm thinking about a cheap(ish) upgrade.

I was looking at the AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939 512KB Inc Fan

Could someone please recommend me a good motherboard to sit it on? It has been a good couple of years since I last upgraded my PC and I am now totally out of touch with the technologies...

Many Thanks,

Adam
 
Thanks for all the replies guys, hmmm... AGP or PCI-E? good question...Well I have an ATI X800 AGP card at the moment but I would like to have the option to go PCI-E later (is this possible on the same board and if it is, does it severely limit my choices board-wise?)

Also, I am fairly sure I am not interested in overlocking it. 'was thinking of spending about £60-70.. will this be enough?

Another question I need to ask you; I also need to replace my PSU as the current one I have is a cheap and cheerful job and I am amazed it runs what it does and that it has lasted so long.. what sort of money should I spend here to replace this and what spec to run the above CPU + appropriate board, 1GB mem, ATI x800 AGP, etc?
 
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