To reach 1GHz which T-bird chip?

[Knight]

Hello, I have recently been talked into getting 2 Athlon T-birds 1GHz instead of 2 PIIIs. Jim Roseberry at www.ProRec.com is the one responsible...he should know, he's done several benchmark tests.
I was originally going to OC a PIII 800MHz to around 1GHz. I was suggested to forget OC'ing since the Athlons are so cheap...you don't have to worry about OC'ing. But since I'm buying 2 systems, every Dollar does add up.
At PriceWatch I noticed the T-Bird 800MHz chip at around $100 and the T-Bird 1GHz at around $170...a $70 difference. So, I figure, if it's not going to hurt me, I should still try to OC and save a little money that I'll need for RAM and a bunch of other audio studio gear (which is what these computers are going to be used for).
Which CPU should I buy to reach 1GHz OC'ed? The 800MHz? Should I OC? Also, if you would please suggest what kind of cooling solution I should get for the CPU and the case...if needed.
Is there any specific type of RAM that should be used on Athlon T-birds? I'll need 256MB for each computer...so I'd rather not have to get CAS2 or some other very expensive RAM.
Lastly, I noticed a few motherboards for the Athlon T-bird, but one which doesn't seem to be used very much by Athlon users is the Abit KA7...is this not a good board?

Thanks so much for your help and answers.

Best Regards,
NTL

[Ferg]

wait about two weeks and get an Abit KT7A or KT7A-Riad mobo. Its the same as the KT7 but with the new VIA KT133A chipset and ATA-100 support on the non-raid. This will allow at least 133 Mhz FSB and possibly up to 140. ive never used it so im not sure exactly what to expect. Also buy Kinhmax PC-150 ram, your gonna need it. PC-133 just wont be able to handle the high FSB speeds. Kingmax PC-150 is cheap, around $70 for 128 megs, and it is high quality. With the higher FSB speed you will easily hit 1 ghz with a T-bird 800. In fact you will probably be able to get 1.1 Ghz or more with the 800 Mhz T-bird.
Also your gonna need at least a 300 Watt AMD approved power supply.

Hope that helped

Im using,
Abit KT7 (non-raid), Duron 600@952, 128 megs Kingmax PC 150