new hardware

heres how i see it atm

3500 venice 140 quid

Asus A8V Deluxe Socket-939 VIA/KT800Pro - ATX Sound IEEE1394 USB2 800FSB Retail no wifi 63.23 p

Crucial 1GB kit (512MBx2) DDR PC3200 CL=3 UNBUFFERED NON-ECC DDR400 2.6V 64Meg x 64 65.42p

atx psu 20-24 pin adapter for 480w antec trueblue 2 pound

270 pounds inc VAT

now i have about 80 pounds left roughly was thinking Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler 17.57 pounds as ive heard its easy to get the venice 2.3gh i think it is to 2.6-8 by upping the multiplyer etc

and

can any1 recommend a decent case spacious , nice too look at and in the - 60 pound area?
any feedback would be cool

9001 C4 Black Colours-IT Case + LCD + Prescott Ready 520w PSU

I've just recently purchased this case and i have to say it looks amazing!

Very spacious inside, easy access with just the one screw, and screwless mounts for your peripherals.

CPU/HDD/VGA temperature sensors and fan speed monitors built into the LCD.

Very steady, the mesh looks great, the blue lighting looks better.

and last but not least it come with a free PSU and is black ;)

around 60 u can choose cooler master, thermal-take or silver-stone
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=134903
My lovely case:rockon:

does any1 know if the Asus A8V Deluxe Socket-939 VIA/KT800Pro bios will be update enough to recognise a venice/san diego amd 64 cpu? or will i have 2 flash/ask them to send me a flashed bios chip?

check at http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us input your motherboard and will tell you what cpus are recognised by the diff bios updates

stay away from thermalTAKE - they take normal cases, stick labels on them etc and sell them for premium - better off with a cheap lianli( i think maplins had one for about £40ish some months ago, dunno if they still have it) or chieftec or antec lanboy or coolermaster!

The multipliers on Athlon 64s are locked up the way so FSB adjustments are the only way to overclock. ColorsiT make dreadful PSUs if you were to but the case suggested before i reccomend you bin the PSU. I personally like the CoolerMaster Centurion 530 its a good cooling case which i think looks nice although its not as well built as my antec.