AMD Server X2 or Opteron???

[ionoxx]

I'm planning on building a small web server using a tyan Transport GT20 (B2865)barebone.

It supports a single socket 939 processor. I plan on using Crucial Unbuffered ECC DDR400 memory.

I was originally looking at the opteron 165 as a processor. Server, Opteron ok. But for the same price i can get an athlon X2 4200+. 400MHz faster and half the cache. They both support Unbuffered ECC memory. Is there something I'm missing here. I know opterons are higher grade silicon, but will it make a difference, my 3700+ is flawless and so is any other athlon i've ever seen.

 

[ionoxx]

bump... anyone? any input?

 

[arcenite]

If you don't plan on overclocking just get the X2. If you do plan on overclocking, you want the 165. Can we make this a freakin' sticky?

 

[Makaveli]

everyone always recommends the 165. if u have the extra money, do yourself a favor and get the 170, the 10x multipler will be great if your using DDR400 sticks.

 

[DaveSimmons]

For a small web server, an X2 3800+ should be good enough (at stock speed) unless you're expecting 100,000+ hits a day on a database/content system driven site.