AMD 3000 or 3200 for Overclocking

[danklumpp]

Will an AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice processor overclock as far as an AMD Athlon 64 3200 Venice processor? I?m wanting to overclock to around 2.4 ? 2.6 GHz. For the price should I go with the 3000?

 

[Bona Fide]

Yes.

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[imported_SLIM]

To do 2.6g with a 3000 you need a board that can hit 289mhz fsb. That is not always easy for some boards (my dfi ultra does 330+ without probs). If you buy a 3200 you only need a fsb of 260 to do 2.6ghz. If you have a good psu, mb +/- memory, either chip should get you where you want to go.

 

[danklumpp]

What about 2.4 GHz on the 3000? By the way, I've never overclocked a processor too much, and have never changed the fsb. Could someone explain what that does and how to overclock the right way?

 

[imported_SLIM]

Read the overclocking guide at the top of this forum.
but quickly, the 3000 operates at 1800 MHz, it does this by operating at 9x the HTT (FSB) which is 200MHz at default
the 3200 operates at 2000 MHz, it does this by doing 10x the HTT
Those multipliers can be decreased, but not increased; however the HTT can be increased a lot depending on what motherboard you have.
Divide 2400MHz by 9 and you have the HTT frequency you need.
Really read the guide though.
Also try these two if things aren't making sense yet:
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12960
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3846

 

[danklumpp]

Okay, I understand how it works now, it was really simple. 😉 Thanks for clearing that up for only a second time builder.

 

[dguy6789]

They will both hit about the same clock ceiling, but most likely your limiting factor will be your motherboard. I recomend getting the 3000+ unless you have an absolutely horrid motherboard.

 

[n7]

A good mobo should allow to you to get a long way with the 3000+, at least to 2.6 GHz.

So get a good OCing mobo (Epox, DFI, Abit, MSI) & teh Venice 3000+ & you'll be set 🙂