I don't think it's that hard.:D It's just time consuming. It's not like the new stuff where you stroke a couple keys in the bios and you're done. You have to work each chip you OC within there own personality's. They all like different things.
It's mostly in the combination of components you put together. This is where doing your homework pays off. I'll try to condense it a little to get you started.
First, the boards you'll want to look for are AN7, NF7(S), DFI Ultra B, Epox 8RDA. Any of those boards will provide the high FSB you're gonna need. Second, start looking for ram right now. 1 gig or less kits with timings of 2-2-2-x. BH-5 or TCCD chips are what you want to look for. Ram is critical for socket A's because you NEVER, EVER, want to run anything other than a 1:1 ratio. It just kills performance.
Third, a good high performance modded bios for whatever board you wind up with. Fortunately for you, you know somebody with a modded bios library a few hundred deep for most boards on most older platforms. Who, you ask?.......That would be me.;)
Fourth is a tip: Less multi and more FSB is always better. Tighter timings are always better.
Put something together and give it a shot. I'll help you. Rick tried socket A, ask him how it went. It's not as easy as everybody thinks. Definitely more satisfying than my newer platforms.
I'll answer any questions you might have......or at least try to. You guys are always welcome to come to CP for pointers. I'll take care of you.:good:

somebody buy this man a beer!

good looking out, Meester Scott. :thumbsup:

:ohcrap:!

that guide is like REALLY good!
i got a friend that's got (i think) the NF7-S maybe the AN7 but he said he was really sure that's got an "S" on it...

also how is that Asus board i got listed on there?
is that good?

i am working on the ram right now..
i am looking everywhere in the house for those 2 IC's and i am going to my RICH ASS friend's house sometime this weekend and go on like a scavenger hunt :D he dosn't know much about computers most of my friends don't know much about hardwares at all lol

for sure dude!

NF-7S and Barton mobile CPU FTW!!!!

That Asus board is probably second only to the one's I listed earlier. One of my teamies runs one, and he does pretty well with it. My AN7 or NF7 will blow it out of the water though.

omg abit....lol good luck finding these gems...

Stand up Scott... :thumbsup:

Had some very nice Abit boards in the day .....

They're around. You just have to look for them......and be willing to pay. AN7's and NF7's still go for around $50-$75. DFI Ultra B's are the tough one's to find. They'll go for more than that. They're also the king of the OC'ers for socket A. I personally still own 2 AN7's and 2 NF7's. I used to have more of them than that, but you know how that goes.......trade one for some stuff......blow one up in flames while on DICE....Etc.

Hey Brian :), how's it going man?

Seriously, If any of you guys get into some of the older stuff looking for hardware points, look me up. I got help for you, and probably hardware if you need it.

i really think my friend is got a NF7-S tho..
how much should i gave me for it?:laughing:

oh and also i have a P4M900-M4 do you have any kind of like MODED BIOS for it?