Upgrade advice for an out of touch old boy

[speedyj]

First post and I'm already asking for help I used to be an avid OCer but have not followed recent hardware trends at all. I am reading many threads but would appreciate a little help.

At present I have a Dell Dimension 5000 (BTX)
Intel 3.0 Prescot 530
Dell Mobo PCIe
160GB HD sata
2x256 DDR2 3200 infineon
2x256 DDR2 4300 micron
Gecube X800GT PCIe
EMU 0404 soundcard
Dell case and Dell PSU

I would like to upgrade but re-use the the gfx, soundcard, HD and memory if possible

AMD would be my route of choice

What would give me the best performance to cost (OCing) within say a £500 budget

PS. It must be as quiet as possible due to location.

 

[Ender]

the memory will be unusable as its ddr2 , so try geil value kit, 2gb would also be useful, a 3700 + Chip would be good value for money and recent steppings overclock well , also go for a motherboard like a DFI as they oc well

 

[Ender]

how about something like this -
CP-150-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM)
£119.95 £119.95
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
£94.95 £94.95
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£65.95 £65.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.95 £15.95
CD-001-BQ BenQ DW1650 16x16 DVD RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-001-BQ)
£21.95 £21.95
HD-055-WD Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 120GB 1200JS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-055-WD)
£40.95 £40.95
Subtotal £439.65
VAT £76.94
Total £516.59

if you reuse the gfx, soundcard
This setup should overclock well and get around 2.7? from recent reports