AMD’s Athlon 64 3800+ “Venice” processor reviewed @ Tech Report

“NOW THAT THE INITIAL WAVE of dual-core CPU previews is over, we have some time to focus on a new processor that you can actually purchase today. I’m talking, of course, about the new revision E versions of the Athlon 64, and more specifically about the new core code-named “Venice” that has been (ahem) making waves of late. The Venice core brings with it a number of enhancements–including SSE3 support, a revised memory controller, and a clear, cream-like substance–in order to achieve even better clock-for-clock performance than previous versions of the Athlon 64. Also, through a magical amalgamation of techie terms like “90nm SOI” and “strained silicon,” the Venice core delivers one especially elusive quality: heart-stopping overclocking potential.”

Check out the in-depth review here/a>. They managed to only overclock it to 2.7GHz. Since there have been articles where 3200+’s have been overclocked to 2.8GHz, it makes you wonder which to get.