Opteron 165 or X2 3800+

[ixelion]

Prices are in Canadian and they are the lowest I can get:

Opteron 165 socket 939 $223
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 939 $180

I plan to OC as much as possible but no after market stuff. I am currently using Asrock 939 Dual, and will use a memory divider, people are hitting 2.7Ghz with the Opty with this Asrock board but not sure about the X2.

I don't really want to get higher level X2 they are expensive trying to save as much as possible.

current setup

Athlon 64 3000+ @2.2Ghz
8800GTS
2GB Kingston Value ram @ 166Mhz

 

[The Boston Dangler]

You certainly won't achieve 2.7GHz (twice) without some well-planned aftermarket cooling.

 

[ixelion]

Well many are getting 2.6 with stock so I really don't care about the 100mhz. Again I would be happy with 2.4 so it doesnt really matter

 

[The Boston Dangler]

overclocking doesn't guarantee you will get any more than you pay for.

 

[t3hPwnag3]

go with the opty 165 if you have an oc'ing mb.

i got a 165 two weeks ago from da egg
now running 295x9=2655mhz

FX-60 speed.

if ur mb can't get over 250 hump then you need the higher multi.

 

[imported_rod]

The opty is only good if the rest of your system can OC with it. You RAM won't help in getting it there.

I have a mate with a 165 @ 2.5, on aftermarket cooling, which isn't bad.

 

[mrred]

keep in mind that the opty will come with a very nice cooler which might get you a better OC