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Hi all, I've been deciding on a new mobo. Been looking into Abit(I like Abit!
).
I'm deciding between nForce 3 and nForce 2 mobos. I have an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Currently, I can run it at 2.2ghz. I know with nForce 3 you need an AMD 64. So, I've been hunting around newegg and shopzilla and google for info on these processors. I've found that the core that you should get is the "Venice" core since it allows for great overclocking(I've heard rumors of 2.8ghz on stock cooling!). On newegg, they are selling AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPUs with the venice core. The thing is, it says the Frontside Bus is integrated into the CPU. Is this good or bad? I dont want one with the newcastle core, since I heard they give weak overclocks. I heard the clawhammer core OCs nicely to, but Venice is better.
I also want to know what your tastes on nForce 3 are. Is it really worth it? If I get an nForce 2 board, I can save some money, use the processor I have now, and get a nice system running, and FINALLY get my GeForce 6600GT running in AGP 8x
. I can do all the same with nForce 3, only I also need to upgrade the processor. Hmm, maybe even the PSU(I only have 360 watts). Tastes would be appreciated!
EDIT: O, and I'm not considering nForce 4. I can still get alot out of AGP and I dont want PCI Express just yet.
I'm deciding between nForce 3 and nForce 2 mobos. I have an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Currently, I can run it at 2.2ghz. I know with nForce 3 you need an AMD 64. So, I've been hunting around newegg and shopzilla and google for info on these processors. I've found that the core that you should get is the "Venice" core since it allows for great overclocking(I've heard rumors of 2.8ghz on stock cooling!). On newegg, they are selling AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPUs with the venice core. The thing is, it says the Frontside Bus is integrated into the CPU. Is this good or bad? I dont want one with the newcastle core, since I heard they give weak overclocks. I heard the clawhammer core OCs nicely to, but Venice is better.
I also want to know what your tastes on nForce 3 are. Is it really worth it? If I get an nForce 2 board, I can save some money, use the processor I have now, and get a nice system running, and FINALLY get my GeForce 6600GT running in AGP 8x
EDIT: O, and I'm not considering nForce 4. I can still get alot out of AGP and I dont want PCI Express just yet.