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Sorry that I posted it in the main forum :(

For those of you with the CCBWE 0541RPMW stepping, here are my results from a weekend of testing: CPU: Opteron 165 Stepping: CCBWE 0541RPMW Overclocked speed: 2520mhz CPU voltage: 1.42v Idle temp: 31°C Load temp: 46°C Cooling: Thermalright XP-120 w/Panaflo 120mm 68CFM Motherboard: DFI...

Got the ASRock S939 Dual Sata2 board instead :) I'll post my overclocking results as soon as I get my Opteron 165 from Monarch.

Okay, thinking of ditching the XP-120 for an XP-90 Copper. Which mobo should I get: 1. Asus A8V Deluxe 2. MSI K8N NEO2-Platinum NF3 Ultra 3. DFI LanParty UT nF3 Ultra-D

Damn....I just checked my Thermalright XP-120 Heatsink's mobo compatibility guide and it says that it's not compatible with the Neo2 because the caps get in the way. Guess I'm back to using the Asus A8V Deluxe :(

Markfw900: I just read the S939 mobo shootout here and it looks like the MSI K8N NEO2-Platinum NF3 Ultra is the one for me. It has the AGP slot for my ATI Radeon 9800XT :) and has very good overclocking potential.

Hmmm....I just checked the review here and other than the cold boot issue which was fixed by a bios revision, there are no issues :) What I really like is the option for either AGP or PCI Express. I spent a lot of dough for my ATI 9800XT and it will do fine right now since all I'm doing...

Looks like it's now $410 :(

How do these boards compare to the ASUS A8V Deluxe in terms of stability and overclocking?

Is this the one you are referring to? MSI K8N NEO2-Platinum NF3 Ultra Chipset S939 1AGP8x/4PCI/4DDR W/Sound GB-Lan SATA Raid IEEE 1394

One more thing about the Opteron 165. Will it work on the ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard? Don't see anything on their specs that supports this, but since Opteron 165 is fairly new and it is the exact architecture as x2 3800+, I would think it would work.

Thanks for the advice on the Opteron 165, but here in Canada the Opteron is about $150 CDN higher than the x2 3800+ :(

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm looking to upgrading my processor to dual core, but cannot decide on whether I should go Intel or AMD. I'm on a limited budget, so I'm trying to get the best bang for my buck. Right now I am leaning towards the AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ since I want to keep the...

Looking for a powerful laptop for business and some gaming. No 1st person shooter type games, mainly racing simulations like Grand Prix 3. Thanks in advance!

Has anyone used the new version of Motherboard Monitor v5.1.0.7? And have the temp readings been fixed? TIA