what to get?

turbotoaster · 17 Jan 2006 at 12:06

im thinking of getting a 3800 venice, and ill need a motherboard to go with it, I want to do some overclocking as well but want a motherboard that it quite simple to use, as im new at this, but will give good results, does anybody have any suggestions, im on a tight budget, so thinking caps on please

cheers Lee

turbotoaster · 17 Jan 2006 at 13:38

Hunders said:
If you want to overclock then I'd go for a 3700 San Diego over a 3800 Venice. The San Diego has 1MB of L2 cache instead of 512KB like on the Venice, not to mention it clocks very well. I currently have mine running at FX-57 speeds(2.8GHz) on standard voltage.

You will be saving some moola too.

im getting that chip., cheap thats why I want to use it

turbotoaster · 17 Jan 2006 at 13:58

would like to keep agp to save money, but would have to upgrade sooner or later, so its best to do it now

turbotoaster · 17 Jan 2006 at 14:07

i can get a asus A8V agp card for £30 but it doesnt come with any manual or cds, so not sure if its worth it though

turbotoaster · 18 Jan 2006 at 09:00

what cooler would you suggest for it, cant be to big as it will be a bit cramped, but want to get a lot out of it