opty 146 vs. 3200+

[acegazda]

Does the opty 146 justify the $70 price difference between its counterpart athlon 64?
Any benchmarks?

 

[acegazda]

bump...plz post

 

[F1shF4t]

no it probbaly does not, the 146 will probably perform slightly faster.

If u are planing to overclock the 146 should overclock better, then again are u planing to overclock?

 

[cubeless]

got one of the latest run of 146's from monarch to do 2.8...

 

[acegazda]

yeah i'm planning on overclocking...i've seen the 3200+ go to 2.8 first hand, can the opty do that cooler and morea stable?

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: acegazda
yeah i'm planning on overclocking...i've seen the 3200+ go to 2.8 first hand, can the opty do that cooler and morea stable?

You cant guarrante anything with overclocking, its all up to luck.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Dark Cupcake

Originally posted by: acegazda
yeah i'm planning on overclocking...i've seen the 3200+ go to 2.8 first hand, can the opty do that cooler and morea stable?

You cant guarrante anything with overclocking, its all up to luck.

QFT. Now, you can skew luck to your side by choosing the right stepping, right motherboard, etc., but that only goes so far.

 

[Captante]

This is 100% true ... my Opteron 170 will only run stable @ 2.6 (I normally only run @ 2.4) & MANY people were able to get 3.0+ stable out of those... can't really complain though because the X2 4800+ was still super-expensive back in January.

 

[acegazda]

thanks guys, i think i might stick with the 3200+ and possibly overclock it to 2.6. I'll proably go witht eh freezer 64 pro cooler. Hear it's good for oveclocking.

 

[cubeless]

and the opty has more cache, which helps in some apps...

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: acegazda
Does the opty 146 justify the $70 price difference between its counterpart athlon 64?
Any benchmarks?

No, dont bother.

 

[sofarfrome]

FWIW...

I got a 144 opty from ebay (brand new OEM) that I can push to 3.1Ghz (higher if I want to bump VCore) for $131 shipped. The same person is now selling them for $131 + shipping. My stepping is CAB1E so either I got lucky or she has more of the same. She also has 146s, 148,s and 165s. Problem is she won't tell you what the steppings are before you order.

I had a 3200+ but I couldn't go above 2.6GHz stable. For many that is fine but I wanted more so I took a chance on the ebay Opty and fared very very well.

If you are interested in looking on ebay just type in 144 opteron and hit search. Her name is betha. From there you look for her other items.

 

[acegazda]

thanks guys, I'l check out that ebay thing, but not if it tops $150 with shipping.