Are Opterons harder to mount?

[datamestonic]

Since this is the first computer I'm building myself, are Opterons harder to mount on the motherboard or install than a 64 would be?

I'm mainly asking this because I was under the impression that Opterons are more like server/workstation CPUs and 64s are more mainstream.

I plan to primarily use my new rig for gaming, would getting an Opteron dual core instead of the 64 x2 be innapropriate?

 

[3chordcharlie]

What else do you plan to use it for?

A single-core chip may be a better choice if you only want to game, at least in terms of bang for your buck; the extra money spent on a video card will give you a bigger performance boost than dual-core.

 

[CheesePoofs]

If you're asking if its harder to install an opteron, then no, its exactly the same.

 

[Markfw]

On the Opteron vs Athlon64 question (socket 939 that is) they are identical to mount.

 

[datamestonic]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
What else do you plan to use it for?

A single-core chip may be a better choice if you only want to game, at least in terms of bang for your buck; the extra money spent on a video card will give you a bigger performance boost than dual-core.

Well I plan to use it mostly for gaming but I was under the impression that you could set different programs to have affinity for either core, so that you could for example have background applications run on one core while your intensive programs such as a game could get full attention from the other.

I've also heard that modern and future techs such as multi-threading will take advantage of the two cores.

Furthermore I have a pretty flexible budget, so I thought it would be a good way to go, I want to avoid upgrading for as long as possible.

At the moment I'm really trying to decide between the 4400 Toledo and 175 Denmark...

 

[Furen]

You plan to overclock at all? If not then both CPUs will give you pretty much the same performance. If you do plan to overclock (and know what the hell you're doing) then going for a lower-end Opteron dual-core would save you some cash.