Advice

[Koolpc]

I am thinking of getting either an AMD A64 3000 Venice or a 3200 Venice. Which should i go for? What are the standard clock speeds of these?
Should i get an OEM or retail one? Ta

Also, what PCI-Express graphics card should i get Max £100 to spend on a card.

[Yohji]

I have a 3000 Venice overclocked to 2.0GHz from 1.8GHz.

So stock for 3000 = 1.8GHz

Stock for 3200 = 2.0GHz

As far as I am aware.

[playz28]

Go for the AMD A64 3000 Venice, I'm sure with any decent motherboard you'll be able to overclock it to 3200 levels easily. With the money you save get a better graphics card.

Max £100 = NV 6600GT i.e. from dabs etc

Max £110-120 = ATI X800GT i.e. from microdirect etc

[taqie]

yep...and if you manage to pair with a decent board, ram and HSF..I bet you can reach 2.6Ghz easily....

[Koolpc]

Great guys. Keep the advice coming! Ta

[krazy_olie]

The retail set is nice and doesn't really work out more expensive

[kempez]

Good boards (non-SLi):

DFI Ultra-D
Asus NF4 Ultra Premium
MSI Ultra Diamond (something like that)

Sli:

Asus SliPremium
DFI SLi-D