sw_freak64
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AnthraX said:Well, if you want to get to 4.1Ghz, you are going to have to get water cooling. It just gets too hot. The FSB is what you change for overclocking. Change the FSB from 533Mhz to 800Mhz and BAM! 4.0Ghz processor.
However, there are a lot of other things to consider with overclocking. You will need to get a good overclockable motherboard, RAM, and a good power supply. You also have to know what you're doing. Don't want to screw something up, and have it cost you a new system.
If you would like to stick with AMD, why not go with an Opteron? They can be overclocked quite well, too.
My suggestion is the Opteron 165...of course it is also $327.00 at newegg but it will give you the most bang for your buck..especialy if you want to experiment w/ OCing...if you want to go in the cheaper side of things you could always go for the Opteron 144 Venus 1000MHz HT 1MB L2 Cache for $170.00 at newegg as well.
So the real question is will you be willing to pay nearly double the price for a dual core or would you rather pay less for a good cheaper proc. Both are great processors that both recieved great reviews and decent benchmarks...might i ask what you are runnung on this machine of yours?