amd x2 4000+

[epic000]

Well im gonna order my parts real soon and i was wondering how well i can over clock this amd x2 4000+. Ive heard good about it. ppl have got it to 2.8 stable. I think i can get it there. I would like to anyways. plz tell me if i can oc it that high and if not how high i can go. here is the setup.


Mobo
GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3H AM2 AMD 690G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128052


Power Supply
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply 115/ 230 V UL, CUL, TUV, FCC, and CB certification
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153052


RAM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231098


CPU Cooler
ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835887002


CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103774


Video Card
Ati SAPPHIRE 100215L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102713


So please if you know i would appreciate your information

 

[vegie]

its really hit and miss, i had one.... ur gona make ur chances worse with that board. A gigabyte m57sli-s4 is good for ya money, this config i got 3.25ghz at 1.52v...... but got for intel at the moment mate.. a 2180 and a p35-ds3l with this im running at 3.45ghz at 1.45v.... way better

 

[tlmck]

Vegie is right. You would do a whole lot better with a E2 Intel and a P35 MB. You would also have an upgrade path to 45nm, something that is not certain on AMD at the moment.

 

[1KGH]

I suggest you go with Intel if you are going to overclock. This month's MaximumPC stated the E-2160 ran at 3.37, 85% increase in speed. Not bad for an $80 CPU.

I would rather tell you to get an AMD but Intel is a better buy in most cases today.

 

[epic000]

ppl said they have got this chip to 2.9 on stock voltage on a worse mother board then the one i posted. So i dont see what is wrong with hat. and ppl said that mobo is good for over clocking.

 

[evilshuriken]

ppl said they have got this chip to 2.9 on stock voltage on a worse mother board then the one i posted. So i dont see what is wrong with hat. and ppl said that mobo is good for over clocking.

They are not saying it's a bad chip, just that, at this point building an intel system gets you more performance for the money. And also leaves you with an easy way to upgrade in the future.

So unless you have some irrational attachment to amd, intel should be the way to go.

 

[epic000]

well i would go with intel but i aint got the money. what is listed is almost exactly the amount of money i have to spend.

 

[vegie]

u will save money in the long run... but if u dont have the cash then go for it, but best in my book for is a 2180 or 2160 with a p35 board, anything below that is a budget hunk of office shiz

 

[Grimmy]

I did a lil lookin around, it seems the OP's links won't work for me, but just chaning out the MB and CPU (abit P35 and E2180) was about 32 bucks difference for more OC potential.

Still.. the 4000+ should give the guy decent performance, not the best, and does help AMD a lil money wise... not much.. but some.

 

[evongugg]

Get this power supply, Tier2, 3 rails of 18 amps.

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001&Tpk=Corsair%2b520