Thread: AMD's Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor

Hello i am new to the whole overclocking ordeal. I will get right to the point, i have no clue where to start. I have a AMD 64 Athlon x2 Dual Core Processor 3800 + 1.99 GHz, 2.00 GB of Ram. As some of you may know, the highly anticipated combat game "ARMA 2" is coming out in about 2 weeks, and i had ordered a 585watt power supply along with an ATI radeon 4850. i am looking to overclock my PC to about 2.3 maybe 2.4 GHz. Is this possible? My current speed is 2000 MHz i believe; any and all help is much appreciated thank you.

Start in the BIOS; make sure you have proper cooling.

What do you need to know as far as "proper cooling" ? i have a CPU fan speed of 1950 RPM & system fan speed of 896 RPM, like i said im pretty new at this and really have no clue where to start as far as proper cooling.

Search the forum for many other people with the same CPU. I used to have the same setup and have answered others questions. A little research instead of a handout is priceless.

I have searched this forum, there are a few people with AMD 64 Athlon x2 3800 but not the same speed as mine nor the same specs, i want to make sure im doing it exactly right before i go and do it, ive never done it before. So please understand my concern because i really don’t feel like buying another CPU .I'm not looking for a hand out im just looking for a little bit of help, there is a difference!

I don’t understand users sometimes (help, handouts) this forum we have answers. What motherboard are you using? Also if you want a 4850 this is the route to go. This is a combo deal with A 7850 Dual core @ 2.8 GHZ and a 4850. I think you would be better off replacing that 3800+ rather than OCing it. Your call though. The OC you will get will not be sufficient to get much more performance than you have. You will bottleneck @ your CPU trying to play games these work nicely in a couple of my rigs. As for my 3800s I threw those away, literally.