Performance Difference?

[lancec2c30]

Ya maybe, your 4000 is stock at 2.4? OR 2.6??

3800 x2 is stock at 2.0. There will be a lot farther to go.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

2.4ghz stock. Yeah a 1ghz oc would be god like!

 

[lancec2c30]

ya on an amd, if we were talking c2d it is a piece of cake. lol

 

[Lord AnthraX]

Guess you missed the part about the Big Typhoon...

Guess you missed the part about his friend having it at 2.9GHz on stock cooling

 

[NosBoost300]

1 ghz overclock on a c2d is childs play!! lol

and reaching 2.9 stable is incredibly hard.. i was having hard times at 2.7 running 3dmark05

 

[Lord AnthraX]

Yeah 2.9 3.0 is no walk in the park.


Requires lot's of voltage unless you get a really good chip.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

I had 3ghz at 1.50v but now somethings wrong. Could you help me try to hit 3ghz again?

 

[TriEclipse]

Even a A64 4000+ at 3.0Ghz is pushing it, there's no way a X2 3800+ is going to do with anything less than chilled water or sub-zero cooling. The 4000+ will be better for a single task, while the X2 will be better for multitasking.

See for yourself:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

Please don't link Tom's Hardware Guide in any respectable discussion.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

What's the safest voltage for a x2 3800 that idles at 23-25 degrees celcius with a big typhoon.

 

[TriEclipse]

Is the temperature in your room around 75°F or something? lol.

Depends on your definition of safe. To some, safe is 1.5v. To others, its 1.7v. Go figure. =/