Your thoughts on teh AMD Athlon X2(dual core) 3700+

[VinnyPel2ella]

Just want to hear some opinions before i go and buy it
need some pros and cons and top overclocking on this processor

 

[thegimp03]

3800+ you mean?
I think most people reach 2.4-2.5 easily on stock hs/f. I'd buy it now if I wasn't waiting for am2.

 

[VinnyPel2ella]

yea 3800+...and whats am2

 

[VinnyPel2ella]

im new to all this stuff

 

[harobikes333]

you must mean 3800 X2

I'd buy it if I were you. I am going to and seeing this is my computer right now:

http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=121920051841344fz.jpg

I'm going for it lol

 

[Unkno]

get the 3800+ and hope your lucky. I get 2.5ghz on STOCK voltage.

 

[harobikes333]

nice!!! the opterons went down in price now but I'm not sure if I want to OC alot.. and if its worth buying if I don't OC past stock voltage

 

[Unkno]

if your planning on ocing, then get the opteron since they can oc pretty high even at stock voltage....but remember, everything still depends on luck.

 

[AkumaX]

i barely got 2.4ghz on mine

 

[Puffnstuff]

I've had my opty up to 2.5 with only minimal increases in voltage but I run it mainly at stock.

 

[aLeoN]

AM2 is the new 940 pin platform from AMD next month (at earliest), it includes ddr2 support, some minor tweaks, supposedly a 333 HTT, and the 3800+ would be replaced by the 4200+ at the same price.

Right now I have the X2 3800+ and I've come to the conclusion that I've run out of money to buy games for it to run intensively

I'm guessing you already have a s939 motherboard waiting for it's cpu to come home?

 

[biostud]

see sig

 

[GrJohnso]

If you have the $, go for it... I pulled the trigger and have no regrets... Came from an old Barton 2500+ oc'd to 3000...

x2 3800 on an ASROCK 939dual-sataII... Stock voltage 2.5ghz, 2.55 at 1.4v.. On stock fan, but that's about to change before I push it more... Corsair Value Select DDR400 mem too.. running 212mhz or so I think, basically 166mhz + overclock.. stock settings of 2.5-3-3-8.. no heat spreaders... not bad for cheap stuff..

Upgrades come down to Graphics then GPU. If you have good GPU, then go CPU, but always address the GPU first unless you are really, really behind in the CPU and mem area...

 

[VinnyPel2ella]

no i dont have any of the parts yet taht is why i am asking what i should get....any good suggestions on a motherboard would help me

 

[Leper Messiah]

does quite well. I got one of the first manchesters, does 2.65 at least at 1.425 vcore. Probably good for 2.7+

 

[Boris teh Spider]

Mine sucks ass, if you get a good one though they are probably awesome. I was trying to prime @ 2.5 reading this thead and the system completely locked up... *cries*

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: Boris teh Spider
Mine sucks ass, if you get a good one though they are probably awesome. I was trying to prime @ 2.5 reading this thead and the system completely locked up... *cries*

at what vcore and temp ? and whats your PSU ? Not enough volts, or weak psu would do that exactly !