LAN Party Cube

[mikezero]

Shuttle system for LAN Parties

Components already purchased:

Asus A8V-VM SE Socket 939
BFG 7900GTX
Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR 400MHz/PC3200 Memory CL3
Maxtor 250GB SATAII
Plextor DVD ReWriter
Aspire X-QPACK Black/Silver Aluminium Micro ATX Case with 650W PSU

Looking for a CPU & Cooler. Budget - CPU £80, Cooler £35.

Looking to o/c CPU upto 3ghz if possible.

Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

 

[Rab]

the athlon x3800 is going cheap the now £47, they can oc well, from anything from 2.3 to 3.0ghz or an opty 170 @ £ 87. both (939) dual cores

coolers, £ 35 should get u a good 1, thermalight ultra, scythe, Noctua
as for going for 3ghz, maybe these chips would do it if good o/c, would look about 2.5-2.8ghz ave on most of these cpu.
g/l

 

[Crowze]

As you may imagine size is a problem for coolers in that case, the best you'll be able to fit is the Zalman 8700. As for CPUs, the 4200+ is a pretty good bargain at the moment.

 

[mikezero]

Thx, I went for the x3800 as it's now dropped to £39 and the Zalman 8700.