new rig question, final advice

EPoX EP-9NPA3ULTRA ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813123258
$85

Kingston HyperX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KHX3200AK2/1G - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144114
$94 - $25 Mail In Rebate = $69

RAIDMAX Astro ATX-268WSP Silver 0.7mm Japanese SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156019
$30

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148107
$58


eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553-AX Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130283
$189.00 - $15 MIR = $174

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-430 430W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817103928
$65

NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827152058
$38

AMD Opteron 146 2.0GHz 1MB 64/32-Bit (939) (OEM)
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Mer [...] L=hhd&NR=1
213$ Retail - $60 Code= $153

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Cust [...] 6835185125
$35


Total Before Shipping= 765
After Shipping= 800 or so

Only 700 range because my parents agreed to pay 700$ for an ibook(instore discount, but that fell through)...so i figured "i need to learn how to oc and get all that down, plus a better rig than this old 2.53ghz p4 POS)"



This computer is just to get me going with OC'ing (around 700 total and can push this processor to 3.0ghz by reports)
This computer only has to last until Septmeber-Christmas because i turn 16 in september(cash for birthday+getting a job, and christmas=cash and money from working) i can build a new up to date pc and let this act as a server in my spare room (brother is going to college in maryland so i have a 3 bedroom apartment to myself)

All help and recommendations are well appreciated, going to drop the suggestion tomorrow for this rig, so hopefully it can be here by mid next week


ps--make decisions fast because a few deals end soon

someone also recommend a heatsink, can't believe i almost forgot to get a heatsink..lol.

recommend a nice cheap mobo with at least 2 SATA II port's then



shoot <50 for the heatsink (keep it under 8 total), was looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835106038
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185125

You are unlikely going to reach 3.0 GHz on that CPU before destroying something if you've never overclocked before.

:!: The Socket 939 AMD Opteron will usually reach 2.5 GHz without issues if you are skilled, a lucky few will get to 2.7 - 2.8, and with very expensive / advanced cooling 3.0 GHz to 3.7 GHz.

You might have been 'slighty' mis-informed.

i don't care if i hit 3.0, just saying that it was possible, i would love to gain the skill from learning to overclock this so that i COULD oc to 3.0 on a diff rig.

I think you should get the Freezer Pro 64 from Artic cooling you had earlier. I heard from many others that it is a great cooler. Go for it!

Good luck overclocking