overclocking help needed

[killzoneman0]

i have an amd athlon 64 3500+. i plan to oc it when i get it. would it be better to oc it right when i get it with a zalman heatsink, or wait a year to oc it with water cooling?

 

[PZEROFGH]

just OC right now with a zalman heatsink, then once you get the watercooling OC some more...

 

[idiotec]

Yeah, you can OC it with the Zalman. Give it a week to break it in, and then see what it can do

 

[killzoneman0]

would i be able to oc with this heatsink?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118118

 

[PZEROFGH]

yes you will, and a lot! well not as much as water cooling but more then stock!