a64 3200 or 3700

[k3v]

I'm going to order one of the above to go in a computer using my old agp card using an asrock dual mobo using a gig of ram I already have. I'm not a huge gamer. I do a fair amount of encoding of vids.
it seems the 3200 overclocks better than the 3700 relatively speaking. ill be overclocking using an freezer pro fan.
which should I buy? if the 3200 clocks better to nearly a 3700 (when clocked) should I just save the money? have I got tjis totally wrong


cheers

 

[k3v]

I hadn't thought of opterons. which one were you thinking of? you couldn't give me a rough price too cos I'm viewing on my phone sneakily while at work and I can't browse the web properly

cheers

 

[k3v]

how much are the 146 and 144s? I never did get ro8nd to owning a mk1 gti, I had a mk2 and I've got a vr6 highline at mo.... need to buy a diesel now though, gonna get a gti diesel if I can. gone off topic a bit, lol

 

[k3v]

Ill get a 150 tdi next, I like the look of the annis but cat afford 10k. ill save £80 a month when I get a diesel as I'm doing 75 miles a day in my poor vr6

back to the processors, decisions, decisions...
thanks for all the replies though

 

[k3v]

the first thing I'd do is chip it! did it make much difference to mpg?
I see your opty is for sale.... for how much?

 

[k3v]

i have two pc's both on asrock dual sata II
one has 3200 and one has 3700 both are overclocked
3200 will take 2hrs to encode a film
3700 will take just over an hour to encode a film
the 3700 is the better chip by far and very cheap oem on here at the moment
the two rigs have different graphics cards in so i couldnt compare graphically as one is agp the other is pcie

I think that rules out the 3200, thanks

 

[k3v]

yeah it did make a difference. i dont know how much was the chip and how much was me playing with my new massive amounts of torque though!
still got 40+ though! that was down back roads though all the way to work, should get loads more if you are on a roads.

dunno if we can discuss selling outside the members market. will have to check and maybe email me or something. a sub 30 second superpi 1m chip for about 140 quid would be cool though wouldnt it!

all my driving is motorwzy or a roads so I should get mid 40s compared to my 30-32! a fair improvement for the same bhp figures, and the diesel has loads more torque.
don't want you to get in trouble for selling out of members are, sorry. I don't want to spend that much anyway, thanks. the more my budget creeps up, the more I look a x2 processors and 140 is going near to the price of a x2 3800

 

[k3v]

ivejust ordered a 3700 from OCers along with a new harddrive which i didnt really need, lol

thanks for all the replies