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overclock 3700+ to 2.4ghz?

Discussion in 'Desktop & Laptop Computers Forum' started by Frazal666, Jul 29, 2005.

  1. Jul 29, 2005 at 10:20 PM
    Frazal666, Jul 29, 2005
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    hey everyone,

    because the 4000+ is about £100 more than the 3700+, would overclocking the 3700+ to 2.4ghz cause any problems? eg, would more elctricity be used up, more heat produced, less stablity somehow? is it even possible that the cpu will die out quicker than if I left it at 2.2ghz?
     
    Frazal666, Jul 29, 2005
  2. Jul 30, 2005 at 5:54 PM
    iZombine, Jul 30, 2005
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    Hi,

    It would produce a lot of heat. i wouldn't really do it without having water cooling but you could do it you have a lot of fans and not a standard heatsink.

    i'm not to sure about the stablity of the 3700, the best AMD for overclocking is the 3000+ i've got that running at 2.4 with fans and a XP-120 heatsink.
     
    iZombine, Jul 30, 2005

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