I need a dual core for s939

[potato28]

I'm not upgrading to C2D or AM2. Out of the question for now, but what would be the best bang for buck dual core? And newegg is out, I'm Canadian.

 

[Lonyo]

Whatever you can get, since they are slowly running out.

 

[potato28]

I knew that But what would you recommend? I can get some of the Opterons and the regular X2's still.

 

[Munky]

Either the opteron 165 or the x2 3800 and OC whichever you get.

 

[Y3]

hello potato28, im looking for a socket 939 dualcore cpu as well. may i ask if x2 4400+ 89w is still instock in Canada?

 

[aka1nas]

Opteron 165 or the 170 if the price is reasonable. The 170 is nice because the 10x multiplier might be useful if you don't have a high-end overclocking board and can't hit high HTT speeds.

 

[Markfw]

I have 2 X2 3800's left for sale.

 

[lopri]

Opteron 165. $155 or something like that @the Egg. Easy 2.70~2.80GHz on STOCK voltage.

 

[Rottie]

sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: Rottie
sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

Only because it has a relatively high price premium for a chip that probably doesn't OC much higher than the cheaper chips. I am having trouble actually finding a 4800+ 939 chip on sale but if it is close to the Opteron 180 in price it's almost twice the price of the Opty 165. At the $300 mark, a C2D starts looking more reasonable.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: Rottie
sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

No... This is like the 3rd thread where you think AMD is still god... They are good, but C2D destroys them. Why do you think I am trying to sell all of mine....

 

[Dadofamunky]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: Rottie
sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

No... This is like the 3rd thread where you think AMD is still god... They are good, but C2D destroys them. Why do you think I am trying to sell all of mine....

In Canada? Man, you're gonna be hurting. If you find a chip new, get it fast. or buy one from Markfw900 since he's bailing out as fast as he can.

Man, it's tough to get caught holding a bunch of equipment that's obsolete overnight. It must really suck.

Well, I for one don't really want to buy a new computer every six months or so, but then I don't run a private business or anything. I'm still happy with my S939 system and just grabbed one of the last 4800+ chips from NewEgg as a final CPU upgrade. Yeah, the C2Ds smoke, but I spent enough money on this that I want to get more life out of it. Maybe in a year or so I'll switch over, but who knows what the landscape will look like then? Then 4-cores will be standard and we'll still be stuck with junk software that doesn't make use of them.

Besides, it's not as if AMD stuff is junk. My system is much faster than anything that anyone, even the CEO, has at my office. A C2D does not make you more of a man. (Unless you're a LAN Party habitue, in which case I stand corrected.)

Not only that, but it's not just the CPU. Getting Core2D requires a complete system rebuild. A lot of us don't want to do that yet.

 

[bongsteen]

opteron 165 hands down.

 

[Y3]

im using a ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe. samsung ddr-400 ram 1gb x2, antec tp sp450. i have never OC before. may i ask if my system is able to oc a 165 ? or should i spend a littlle more to get a opteron 170

 

[Y3]

sorry for double post

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: Rottie
sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

No... This is like the 3rd thread where you think AMD is still god... They are good, but C2D destroys them. Why do you think I am trying to sell all of mine....

why are you complaining? post your PCmarks 2005 challenge

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Rottie

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: Rottie
sadly x2 4800+ is not a good choice?

No... This is like the 3rd thread where you think AMD is still god... They are good, but C2D destroys them. Why do you think I am trying to sell all of mine....

why are you complaining? post your PCmarks 2005 challenge

FIGHT!

Mortal Kombat music plays in the background

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: Y3
im using a ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe. samsung ddr-400 ram 1gb x2, antec tp sp450. i have never OC before. may i ask if my system is able to oc a 165 ? or should i spend a littlle more to get a opteron 170

Yes your mobo will overclock an X2 well, I have been overclocking the heck out of my A8N-sli deluxe for 2yrs

 

[Dadofamunky]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy

Originally posted by: Y3
im using a ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe. samsung ddr-400 ram 1gb x2, antec tp sp450. i have never OC before. may i ask if my system is able to oc a 165 ? or should i spend a littlle more to get a opteron 170

Yes your mobo will overclock an X2 well, I have been overclocking the heck out of my A8N-sli deluxe for 2yrs

Hey GD, long time no see. (I've been so freakin' busy I haven't been hanging around much lately.

Why don't you sell one of your Les Pauls to get a CPU upgrade already? I just got one of the last 4800+s. Are you just gonna go get a Conroe? Or is that overclocked-the-snot-out-of 3700+ still running your music software just fine?

Best, DM

 

[Y3]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy

Originally posted by: Y3
im using a ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe. samsung ddr-400 ram 1gb x2, antec tp sp450. i have never OC before. may i ask if my system is able to oc a 165 ? or should i spend a littlle more to get a opteron 170

Yes your mobo will overclock an X2 well, I have been overclocking the heck out of my A8N-sli deluxe for 2yrs

GuitarDaddy, may i ask which BIOs version you are using with your a8n-sli deluxe?

my board is currently using version 1014. and is wondering if 1013 will support opteron165 or not. read about the good OC abilitly with 1013. ^^

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: Dadofamunky

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy

Hey GD, long time no see. (I've been so freakin' busy I haven't been hanging around much lately.

Why don't you sell one of your Les Pauls to get a CPU upgrade already? I just got one of the last 4800+s. Are you just gonna go get a Conroe? Or is that overclocked-the-snot-out-of 3700+ still running your music software just fine?

Best, DM

Good to see ya, DM

I've got another X2 box that I built several months ago that I use for music and video encoding, but I'm still using the old 3700+ for my daily email and net surfer. Probably going to upgrade it to a conroe after christmas, don't really need to but I've been fighting off the upgrade bug for a while now and can't resist much longer

 

[Dadofamunky]

Or get one of those cheap FX-55s from Newegg

 

[tallman45]

Originally posted by: Dadofamunky
Or get one of those cheap FX-55s from Newegg

That would be silly, better of with a just as cheap Opteron 165, Dual Cores and with OC to FX-55 Speeds

 

[espress0]

I have an a8nsli deluxe w/ an X2 4400 @ 2.6ghz. Runs great!

 

[AmyRobinson99]

I'm wondering the same thing. I want to upgrade to dual core before all of the 939 x2 chips are gone. From reading this thread it sounds like the Opteron 165 is a good chip. I also see the Athlon x2 4400 for sale at newegg. I have a DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra motherboard. Which of these chips would be a better purchase?

Opteron 165 - $158
Athlon x2 4400 - $175

I'm not overclocking right now but I might ovreclock if it is relatively easy to do and there is a big gain. Thanks for any help you can give me.