keep my e3 venice or get opteron 148?

[GrInD1901]

hey guys, i have an e3 venice 3000 that can do 2.6-2.7, once did 2.9 but got wayy wayy wayy too hot. so, do u think i should sell it and get a opteron 148. am i going to see a performance jump with the 1mb l2 cache? thanks

 

[Greenman]

In benchmarks you might see an increase. In real world performance I doubt you'd be able to tell.

 

[Leper Messiah]

3-5% at equiv. clocks.

 

[cryogenic666]

If you're going to upgrade to an Opteron, might as well upgrade to the 165 or 170 (dual core).

 

[lifeguard1999]

*sigh*
I am tempted by the Opteron 165 myself. My E3 Venice does 2.7 stable, 2.85 max.

 

[Fallengod]

Sell me your venice!

 

[alimoalem]

keep your venice for another 2 years. why do you need a faster cpu? it's not like it's bottlenecking your system

 

[Linearsoup]

im in the same boat,i dont need a new chip as mine is fast enough but i know all it can do some im bored with it,gonna get me a 146 to play with cause overclockings addictive.

 

[MBrown]

if you're going to get a new processor, get a dual core.

 

[Linearsoup]

dont think theres much point yet if all you do is game and surf the net,in a year mybe.

 

[GrInD1901]

k guys, ill probably stay with this venice and just get better cooling. thanks. happy holidays.

 

[Plester]

i swapped a 3000+ for a 144 - almost the same price ($143), nice improvement in overclockability! that being said I wouldn't drop the $230+ for a 148.

 

[GrInD1901]

so you guys are saying that i wont get any improvement in gaming/multitasking considering the twice as high l2 cache on equivalent speeds? i thought that that improved the performance. happy holidays

P.S. also consider that if i sell this venice, ill only have to pay ~100 bucks for the 148. is the improvement worth it considering itll hit 2.7-2.8 because thats what every onr reviewer got on newegg.

 

[amdwolfman]

I'ld go for it if it's only gonna cost u outta pocket a hundred bucks. Go to E4

 

[Avalon]

You're throwing your money out the window if you do that. $225 for an "upgrade" that's going to give you 512KB more L2 cache, and a possible 200mhz extra overclock? You're looking at a 5-10% boost in performance in applications that are CPU intensive with that. Games will be even less. Completely not worth it.

Even after selling your Venice, $100 for such a small gain in performance? I still wouldn't do it.

 

[Sunrise089]

Don't do it. Wait until you can jump to dual core for the $100 difference, that time will come, probably not for a while, but once AM2 is out I think you will see X2-3800+ for ~$200, then just sell your Venice.