New X2 3800+ build, overclockability?

[notquitehere188]

i just ordered a new system with

X2 3800+ AM2
2GB DDR-800 corsair XMS ram
Asus M2N-E mobo
X800XL

How far is it likley it will overclock?
i would really like to get 2.8 Ghz (so i am officially within UT2007 specs)
how far would it get with an artic cooling freezer 64 pro?
and what are acceptable proc temps, so that i dont go and kill it in overclocking (i will probably clock down to stock after i see how far it goes)
would i be able to get the gfx card to X800 XT levels if i got a good cooler?

also, i plan to water cool in in about a year, but more for the fun of it than the cooling/noise benefits

**EDIT** Since i am insane, i went through a long thought process, and decided to cancel the X800 XL and get an X1900XT 256MB, so now i dont want to trust a case standard power supply, can anybody reccomend a power supply under $100, but preferably under $70 that i can get from www.ncix.com?

 

[Mousemonkey]

2.8 without watercooling hmmm I think you're likely to fry the thing, I can get 2.4 on aircooling and only a slight increase of core/RAM voltage

 

[shadowduck]

i just ordered a new system with

X2 3800+ AM2
2GB DDR-800 corsair XMS ram
Asus M2N-E mobo
X800XL

How far is it likley it will overclock?
i would really like to get 2.8 Ghz (so i am officially within UT2007 specs)

You don't need a 2.8GHz AMD64 CPU to play UT 2007. Those specs are written for a Pentium 4. Most likely the X2-3800+ OR the E6300 will run UT 2007 fine at stock CPU speed.

 

[navyseal2101]

Go on gamespot.com and find a "will my pc run this game". When my X2 3800+ was at stock it was performance rated at 5.7GHz. With Arctic Cooling 64 im at 2.6 at 34C idle, 42 load. I HIGHLY recommend the Arctic Cooling 64 Pro for overclocking. Only thing is I used to have the M2N-E MB but it was wierd at overclocking, so I got a DFI Infinity and it works alot better. I might just of had a bad MB though b/c it died in a few months.

 

[notquitehere188]

yeah, i know that it would be good enough, but it would be cool

i am gonna assume(hope like hell) it was your motherboard, cus i have read good things about ocing on this mobo.

but the bigger issue now is, a PSU, i may start another thread after checking for an already existing one

 

[ikjadoon]

Ouch. I'll try to be nice about it. That mobo is probably the worst OC'er for AM2. OK, that wasn't very nice, but...

Really. Most people got a max of 230Mhz HTT, which translates to 2.3Ghz for you. Very bad OCing motherboard. Avoid. I'm sorry.

The DFI Infinity Ultra-II AM2 or something like that is a very good OCer.

But this is all a moot point. 2.8 is for P4s. 1.8 for AMDs.

~Ibrahim~

 

[3Ball]

I think that 2.6 is much more realistic with air cooling, I have a similar setup, but in socket 939 and I run mine at 2.4ghz and lowered the voltage to 1.325v and it is 12 hours prime 95 stable!

Best,

3Ball

 

[notquitehere188]

**** i got the wrong mobo, i had thought it was this one. well, i guess ill have to try to cancel my order, this will make it easier to get the new gfx card at least, and i found a better pricematch for the ram

thanks for telling me, i searched and found that you were right

i may switch to a core 2 duo with a p5b...