Hi, Im currently looking to upgrade my current system

AMD 3700+
2 GIG 4x512 PC4000 DDR Ram (DDR1)
Gigabyte mobo
6600GT PCI

Im getting the Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 purely becasuse the price and the fact almost all of them overclocking to 3gig + and out performing x6800

Being and AMD guy for many years im struggling to find a motherboard to take this CPU and let me use my current ram until I can upgrade, some searching on google told me that some chipset will allow use of both DDR and DDR2 (naturally not at the same time) . I need a solid board with overclocking potential

Yes I've used AMD for 8 years and NO I dont want another AMD system so please no links to benchmarks or reviews

Thnx In advance please no flames

To use your current ram and video a cheap and quick solution is the Asus P5PE-VM
This MB can be had for 30 Pounds but It only has 2 RAM slots and 3 PCI slots. URL

I had a system crash and couldnt find a replacement CPU. So i bought a POS motherboard and the same CPU you mention. Wish i got the motherboard i recommend to you just for the overclocking ability.
I'm running Vista 64bit on a similar setup with 2x512 DDR. Seems OK for the money i spent.


shark

shark-vista with 1gig of ram? ouch.

lol - its a temporary setup. My computer is my source of income. I'm employed over the internet as a repackager for 2 high profile companies who remain nameless to avoid conflicts of interest.

I couldnt aford buying a proper MB / DDR2 RAM / PCI-Express video. (along with the Core-2 Duo)

My old board had 512x4 DDR / nVidea AGP / P4 - 2.4 <-- CPU died from a clogged fan. The Core-2 Duo was cheaper than a replacement P4 CPU. So i bought a similar board to the one I cite above, threw in my ram and video, and was good to go. After I finnish paying for xmas, I'll get some better hardware.


shark

okay, let me know if you need some help on picking things out. just dont go trying to play some games

Looking at the mobo now thnx Shark

So, that ASUS board has AGP...

As far as I know you need to switch to DDR2 to keep the PCI-E. Any other option you don’t have when you OC or you keep it with AMD and just upgrade it to an X2 if you are on a budget.

Just my 2 cents .

Oh well plans are on Hold till I can sell my Ram and CPU