3200+ venice vs 3500+ winchester

[duffman1]

Im having troubles deciding which to get. I plan on overclocking and i know the venice overclocks better but will it out preform a 3500+ winchester? Any advice on which to get?

 

[n7]

3200+ Venice FTW!

Better value overall, especially since you plan to OC.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

what about the 3500+ Venice? lol

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
what about the 3500+ Venice? lol

No point in spending more money on a CPU that won't OC any higher than the 3200+

 

[imported_JeReMY]

Mitchell why would you want to get a 3200 venice if you already have a winchester 3500?

 

[duffman1]

y do u post questions when you can ask em on msn or in person? and the answer is i wanna o/c more and theres no chance of me affording a x3800 ><, also venice is just plain better than winchester in ways i dont feel like explaining

 

[n7]

LOL, interesting turn this thread has taken...

If you already have a Winnie 3500+, i wouldn't change it d00d.

 

[imported_JeReMY]

Well you should of explained in your OP that you already have a winchester 3500.

 

[theMan]

have you overclocked your winnie? some of them get great overclocks, like mine, 2700mhz. but i have seen some that cant get above 2300mhz. how high does yours go?

 

[digiram]

Originally posted by: theman
have you overclocked your winnie? some of them get great overclocks, like mine, 2700mhz. but i have seen some that cant get above 2300mhz. how high does yours go?

According to his sig, he's running at 2465 or so.

How much Voltage are you giving your winnie for the current clock speed that you're running at? If you're using stock voltage, then bump it up and see how far your current winnie will go.

Honestly, I doubt that you would see much difference in going with a 3200 venice. Hitting highclocks with a Venice is never a given, although there's a good chance. I'd suggest getting an x2, if you're really feeling the itch to upgrade.

 

[Aznguy1872]

Just keep your Winnie and try to OC it more.

 

[lifeguard1999]

Originally posted by: duffman1
Im having troubles deciding which to get. I plan on overclocking and i know the venice overclocks better but will it out preform a 3500+ winchester? Any advice on which to get?

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Athlon 3500+ Winchester@2465mhz
1024mb DDR400 OCZ ram@2.5-3-3-6
Geforce leadtek 7800gtx
A8V-E Deluxe

Keep what you have. Even if you got 2.7 GHz out of a Venice, that is only 235 Mhz more than what you already have. It is not worth it IMO.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Opteron 144 > Venice 3200+ or Winchester 3500+

'nuff said!

 

[duffman1]

i seen those opterons but dont know much about them are they better than the x4800s or the fx-57?

 

[uOpt]

Be warned that not all Opterons and all Venices are the same.

Venices from week 0530 and up do not overclock as well as the early ones. The Opterons went through three revisions already, one good, one not so good and one in between.

If the opriginal poster must good speed guaranteed then the Winchester with its higher base speed is the better buy. If he can live with low speed if he's unlucky and wants to gamble on a good overclock in case he is lucky then a Venice is right.

 

[duffman1]

thanks for the tip. but im decided not to get a venice im just gonna save up and get a 3800 x2

 

[uOpt]

Good plan.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: MartinCracauer
Good plan.