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    Hardware Advice

    I was plannning a system based on these specifications

    Asus A7V600-X VIA KT600 Duron/XP £34.02
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...81&GroupID=526

    AMD Athlon XP 2800 (333MHz) £71.66
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...747&GroupID=34

    512MB DDR333 PC2700 RAM £39.94
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...52&GroupID=466

    FSP 350W Super Quiet PSU £28.20
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...31&GroupID=505

    120 GB Western Digital Caviar 8MB Cache 7200rpm £51.99
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...09&GroupID=474

    Akasa AK827 Quiet Fan (XP to 3400+) £7.05
    http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...49&GroupID=335
    As we all know amd have discontinued the AMD XP range of chip so ii was woundering could someone reccomend a chip of simmilar if not exact specs of the 2800xp+ and a motherboard to support it.

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    A Sempron 3100 would be a good idea. It costs slightly more I think (a tenner or so) but it will overclock like a dream, and will do the 2800 justice.

    Be warned however, don't get any other Sempron's, the 3100 is good because it overclocks well, the others are pretty poor, and that 2800 would probably be just as good if not better.

    As for a mobo you need to get yourself a Socket 754 board.

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    What he said, and if poss get some pc3200 (400mhz) ram
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    You can still buy XP2800+s e.g.
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...roductID=57348
    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=46392
    AMD is still making 2800+,3000+ & 3200+ but they are dead next quarter.

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