Athlon 64 DTR processors in desktops

[kammisan]

I've been looking to purchase a new computer recently, so I've started assembling parts. However, I've run into a slight problem. Here are the two parts that I'm not completely sure of:

BIOSTAR NF325-A7 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 754 Processor for DTR Notebooks

I decided on this processor over some of the others because of the 1MB L2 cache. The clock speed is .2ghz slower than the other 3000+ model that is not a DTR chip, but I figure I can overclock this slightly to make up for it and have 3200+ performance. Is this possible for this motherboard/cpu combo?

Anyhow, I'm looking to put together a desktop computery, but this processor has a label I'm unfamiliar with. Could someone clarify if this processor will work correctly in a desktop? From what I was able to gather myself, DTR processors are pretty much the same as the desktop variations, except they're designed to run at a slightly lower voltage or something like that, how close is this to correct? Is there any problem with the motherboard I chose for it?

Another thing I'm unsure of is the FSB. With the FSB integrated into the chip, does the FSB of the motherboard matter?

 

[kammisan]

Bump?

 

[TStep]

link Alot of good info in there.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

Why are you going the 754 route at this point? The new 90nm Venice chips use less power than the 130nm DTR's and the 939 board has more upgrade options in the future (dualcore and faster single core processors). The 754 has no more upgrades coming other than Semprons.

The extra 512 cache isn't huge on the AMD64's like it can be on the Intel part. Maybe 2% performance?

AMD chips have not "FSB" because the memory controller is on the cpu itself. That chip probably has a 800mghrtz interconnect but since there is no difference in performance between 800mgrthz and 1000mghrtz "FSB" (it is the interface hypertransport clock with cpu and northbridge etc) it is fine.

You probably need to make sure from the motherboard vendor that the DTR microcode is supported on a desktop motherboard.