got an x2 3800 Manchester: how much can I OC with stock cooler?

[RIGorous1]

Hi all,

I've noticed that alot of folks are OCing their venice athlons to 2.6-8 ghz on stock and I'm wondering if I could use stock HSF to OC my 3800 to 2.4+ghz. I know there is a world of difference in the cores, but I'm trying to go budget and if don't need to spend an extra $40 on a HSF then why do it...

What kind of OC am I looking at with stock? Any x2 3800 owners want to comment?

Thanks

 

[DAPUNISHER]

If your case temp isn't too warm and your X2 doesn't require too much voltage to hit the overclock you want, 2.4-2.5ghz isn't a problem on stock cooling.

I use the Cu/Al cooler that came with my old skt754 3000+ newcastle witn mine, and have a fairly warm room temp of 76f, I hit 52-54c under 24/7 2xEinstein@Home load running 2.5ghz 1.36v. The fan spins approx. 4000rpm and is audible but not what I'd call loud.

 

[Markfw]

Just keep the vcore at 1.4v or below, and see how high you can go and that the full load temps are. Take it from there.