help picking a new OC mobo + ram + cpu

[bombatwist]

current specs:
DFI nF4-DAGF
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz
Corsair 512mb DDR 400 + ?? 512mb DDR 333
HIS Radeon HD 3850
WD 250GB SATA3.0
NEC DVD-Burner
Apevia X-Plorer
Rosewill 600W PSU
Windows XP

Im looking for a new overclocking motherboard to buy. I am on a budget of around $250, this is for the CPU + RAM + mobo. I want to be able to overclock my cpu to at least 3GHz. So this is what i have so far.

intel c2d e4300 $130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115013&Tpk=e4300
crucial ballistix $69 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146567&Tpk=Crucial%2bBallistix

That comes out to be $200 total for cpu and ram itself :/.

can anyone recommend me a good overclockin motherboard that i can work around with? If you can recommend me a good cpu and ram with it, that would be good too. I just want a motherboard to start working around with.

thanks.

yes i know i get what i pay for. so the motherboard won't be top of the line but it will be good enough. I dont need Crossfire or SLI, just a motherboard with at least 4 USB ports and no older than a P35 chipset. I just need a build that will last me until winter of 2009.

i also have a friend that may be willing to sell his mobo + cpu for around $200. good deal?
its a DFI Blood Iron + intel c2d e4300 already overclocked to 3ghz but won't be selling his ram to me.
His brother might also sell his and its a ABIT p35-e + intel c2d e4300 w/o ram.

are they good deals or should i go for something else? if they aren't good deals, what would be a price that would make it a good deal?

 

[dspear]

I've been researching similar, so I have a quick answer.
E2200 for $95 at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063&Tpk=E2200 should overclock to maybe 3.0GHz on stock HSF.
Abit AB9 QuadGT for $117 at http://www.unityelectronics.com/product-product_id/4408 which overclocks well ( http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/abit_AB9_quadgt/ ). What I really like is AutoDrive ( http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?page=7&skrivelse=505 ) which lets you overclock only on programs that need it.
This leaves $38 for RAM. G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2-800 for $47 at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098 looks good

 

[chuckm]

Get a 21XX CPU, the 2160 is $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036
I've found a real good deal on 2g of ram;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
These 2 items come to $110 after MIR on the ram. The Quad Gt is a nice MB, but you can get a P35 for the same or less. Gigabyte DS3L or MSI NEO F2.