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Help me decide! 3200+ or 3000+ for overclocking

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mikelz85

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I'm going to buy a new chip/mobo (DFI NF4UT) in the next 48 hours, but I can't decide if the 3200+ is worth the extra 25% or $50. I am familiar with overclocking and am surely no newb, but haven't owned a A64 setup yet (does HTT pretty much mean cpu FSB now?). I'm looking to hit 2.7+ with a RBX and a pretty good lab chiller in the loop. I also will run some form of winbond memory, so figure 250 fsb for the memory. From what I've heard the 3000+ might not be the best choice due to the lower multiplier, but can I run really high fsbs with a divider? I don't see why I'd have to run 1:1 (IE 300+ fsb with a memory divider to run 250ish). However the 3200+ is a lot more money to pay for a bigger multiplier. So which should I choose, and can I run dividers (as UTT isn't going to run the 300+ fsbs I need to hit 2.7+ on a 1:1). Personally unless a 3000+ multiplier is going to tie me down despite my cooling, I'd go with the less expensive CPU, as $50 towards a video card is far better money spent IMO, then again I do want to be able to play with my CPU (otherwise the chiller is pointless).
 
You want the 3200+ because the 10x multiplier is nice to have....because 2.7GHz means you're gonna need your memory (if you wanna stay 1:1 that is) at 270MHz, hopefully with tight timings. You're gonna need 300MHz on your memory if you get a 3000+. But, you can always run a divider and keep your memory as high as possible...I just personally prefer 1:1.
 
Dividers won't kill you with A64's. I'd see what bus speed you can get running maybe 2-3-3 and then figure out what divider you need to run that bus speed to get the OC you want out of your 3000+.
 
well, I guess it'd be dividers no matter what, as I don't see running 270 2-2-2 with TwinMos UTT (from what I've seen 245 or so is what to expect). Another question, why is everyone so stuck on 1:1 dividers, is there a performance/post/stability issue with non-1:1? I'd think that 250 2-2-2 with a 1:1 would perform the same as 250 2-2-2 with a divider. So seeing as how I'm going to have to run a memory divider (especially since UTT is not a super high frequency ram), is there any reason to care about the CPU divider? or better, is there a $50 reason?
 
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