3700+ SD or 3800+ Venice?

[bonhimself]

ok so im building a new pc, i am a new user, i do NOT want to overclock. so at stock speeds, which one would be better? the 3700+ SD or 3800+ Venice? i plan to keep this cpu for a while and im a gamer, so which one will perform best in future games? thanks in advance.

edit\\\ pretty much: will the clock speeds(3800+) be more beneficial than the 1 mb l2(3700+)?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I'd say if overclocking go with the 3700+, if not the 3800+ will be slightly faster. And the extra cache on the 3700+ helps a little in games also. I have the 3700+ clocked at 2.8ghz and its great

 

[theMan]

the 3800 venice would be best at stock. generally people say that the extra cache is only equivelent to 100mhz. but, i think you will find it very easy and risk free to overclock, and you will get great results and get a really expensive chip for the price of a cheap one in the end.

 

[bonhimself]

if thats the case, then do u know a very good, updated, user friendly guide to overclocking?

 

[theMan]

this is a very good one, but, you will need to learn some of the terms and know your way around the bios first. overclocking is a very easy thing. just google some things you dont understand, and ask us. as long as you dont try to do something you arent sure of, its almost impossible to break something. you may have minor setbacks, but perminently breaking something while overclocking is extremely rare.

 

[bonhimself]

i think im just gonna get the 3700+ stock, maybe overclock in the future if im not satisfied with performance or if i just have to. but thanks for the help theman

 

[fstime]

The 3700+ is cheaper and it IS faster clock for clock than the Venice.

If you run both CPU's at the same clocks, the SD will be faster.

 

[coomar]

at stock the 3800 is faster

the 3700 is the better value, at the very least, it will have a higher resale value if you plan on selling your cpu in the next 2 (maybe 3) years