opinions on a new sytem

[juliendogg]

just wanted to know what anyone who cares to read this would do if they had $300 +,- US(hopefully under) for new ddr mobo, proc, and a little ddr mem, and don't forget the hsf. i got a pretty good idea what i want now just curious what everyone else thinks.
mostly i want to overclock and run good games. i already have a radeon 8500 to use in it dvdrom and cd-rw. 10 gig w\d (will upgrade soon to larger ata 100 drive) well ventilated case....

[funnyperson1]

Athlon 1600+, A7V-266E, Kingmax 2700 5ns.....that will cost you around 300$

[juliendogg]

what does the asus have that cheaper boards such as the epox 8kha+ and shuttle ak31 don't?
thanx for the input... like i said, this is entirely out of curiosity.

[Yodums]

Epox 8K7A or 8KHA+ or Shuttle AK31
Athlon 1500 or 1600 XP
Kingmax 2700 DDR 5ns
Glaciator II

That will fit all your needs, let you overclock and make it last.

Yodums

[juliendogg]

thanx for the info. i'm sure of an xp 1600 some kingmax and a good psu. i was thinking sk6 for the hsf because i got a good idea (i think) for a liquid cooling mod with it but that's another story. just not sure now of mobo. i like what i see from both epox and shuttle but don't mind spending a little more for something that may be more reliable (if that's a possibility) i even been thinking about the ecs k7s5a and just going for the fsb clock. maybe hardwire the multi down and run at 150?

thanx for the input, i only wanna have to buy this stuff once every two years at most ya know?