Upgrade time for overclocking - options

[weescott]

I currently have a 3700 Clawhammer on a flakey DFI NF3 250GB. I only got it up to 2.7 on water (I didn't try that hard). I have a Mach 2 GT on order and want to make the most of it, what should I do;

Buy new mobo for the claw and have another go...or buy an X2 4200 and new AGP mobo. Sell my 6800GT and go PCI express?

Ram is HyperX PC3500 that is good for 240FSB @ 2-3-2-8
480w Antec TB PSU should suffice.
Watercooling for GFX

I have ruled out the Opterons due to cold bug problems and the FX60 is way too expensive.

Budget is c£350 for CPU and mobo.
Sale of 6800GT and some watercooling bits could raise additional funds.

Apart from overclocking, PC will be used for video encoding, Photoshop and some games 1280 x 1024

Any advice? opinions on possible upgrade routes?

Cheers

 

[weescott]

The reasoning behind the 4200 over the 3800 was the higher multi as my ram isn't that great. Ok I can put it on a divider and it won't make that much difference but I thought it would make things easier for higher clocks.