A64 3200 or 3200 DTR

devilscow22

Member

​

Joined

Feb 8, 2004

Location

Jericho Vermont

• Apr 11, 2004

• #1

ok heres some ?s i have about possible upgrades

-would a S754 3200 or 3200 DTR be better for overclocking
-what is currently the best mobo for these chips
-what is the best heatsink for S754
-will i need a better PSU, i currently have a no name pos i think it might be a 450
-how much would getting better ram help me, i have corsair 512 xms DDR400

thanks

 

The Coolest

Senior Member

​

Joined

Jul 29, 2001

• Apr 11, 2004

• #2

1. The DTR will OC better
2. Not too sure on that one
3. SLK-948U
4. Most likely Yes.
5. Getting highend RAM will let you go to higher FSB, meaning a high overclock when FSB:RAM are in ratio of 1:1. I don't know how high your RAM will do so i can't comment on that.

 

d]g[ts

Member

​

Joined

Jul 30, 2003

Location

pittsburgh

• Apr 11, 2004

• #3

-what is currently the best mobo for these chips

Click to expand...

Gigabyte K8N series is best IMHO and many others love the Shuttle AN50R ( I tried it but hated the bios and personaly dont recomend but MANY others do, So I list it for you)

-will i need a better PSU, i currently have a no name pos i think it might be a 450

Click to expand...

never underestimate having a good PSU. So The Coolest is correct most likely yes

how much would getting better ram help me, i have corsair 512 xms DDR400

Click to expand...

thats fine to start.

And questions 1 and 3 I agree with The Coolest 100 %

 

Last edited: Apr 11, 2004

The Coolest

Senior Member

​

Joined

Jul 29, 2001

• Apr 11, 2004

• #4

I really hope you mean The Coolest.....

 

d]g[ts

Member

​

Joined

Jul 30, 2003

Location

pittsburgh

• Apr 11, 2004

• #5

Doh! I cant read but yea I mean the coolest, guess I was pasting wrong name

 

trueplaya4ever8

Member

​

Joined

Dec 30, 2003

Location

Saint Cloud, FL

• Apr 11, 2004

• #6

gautam had some good results from his 3200+ dtr:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=287888

i am either gonna get a 3400+ dtr or 3200+ dtr..

 

B

Bar81

Disabled

Joined

Mar 23, 2004

Location

SoCal

• Apr 12, 2004

• #7

Be careful, only the 3200+ DTR is a CG revision chip, the 3400+ DTR is the older C0 revision, like the desktop chips. Given the OC potential of the CG revision, the 3200+ DTR is what you should be going for.

 

trueplaya4ever8

Member

​

Joined

Dec 30, 2003

Location

Saint Cloud, FL

• Apr 12, 2004

• #8

i was hoping for at least 2.5ghz on air, and my goal is 2.6 on air....
thats why i was looking more toward the 3400+

 

trueplaya4ever8

Member

​

Joined

Dec 30, 2003

Location

Saint Cloud, FL

• Apr 12, 2004

• #9

oh and bar81 whats your 3200 at the moment?

 

The Coolest

Senior Member

​

Joined

Jul 29, 2001

• Apr 12, 2004

• #10

The 3200+ will overclock better.
His 3200+ is in his sig

 

trueplaya4ever8

Member

​

Joined

Dec 30, 2003

Location

Saint Cloud, FL

• Apr 12, 2004

• #11

Athlon 64 3200+ DTR (CG Revision) l ASRock K8S8X l 2x 512MB Mushkin PC3500 Level II l ATI Radeon 9700 Pro w/Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer l WD Raptor WD740GD SATA HD l Seagate Barracadu ATA V w/SeaShield l Plextor PX-708A l Aureal Vortex 2 SQ2500 Rev.B w/Roland MIDI Daughtercard l SB Audigy l Chieftec Case w/Acoustipack Deluxe v2 Treatment

i was wondering how many ghz...

 

The Coolest

Senior Member

​

Joined

Jul 29, 2001

• Apr 12, 2004

• #12

Sorry, thought u meant what stepping it was

 

A

AMD-Me

Member

​

Joined

Oct 21, 2003

• Apr 12, 2004

• #13

ive seen dtrs hit 2.8-2.9ghz on a prommy 2.6-2.7 on water cooling and 2.5-2.6 on air, these are really great chips, im getting one on a promy soon enough.

 

OP

devilscow22

Member

​

Joined

Feb 8, 2004

Location

Jericho Vermont

• Apr 12, 2004

• Thread Starter
• #14

well it looks like i finally made up my mind and..... newegg is out of stock... i have the worst luck

 

T

TAL-shiar

New Member

Joined

Feb 26, 2004

Location

england

• Sep 11, 2004

• #15

ive just got mine lol ...athlon 64 3200+ (2200mhz) stock running in at stock levels at minute,,,up dated bios to 1.7 revivsion on k8s8x and now allows votage changes and multiplyer changes(standard is 11*200) had fsb to 205 only which put it at 2265mhz...also new bios unlocked all memory and pci locks so can now set up everything cant wait to see what this thing does lol