Upgrading 3700+ 939 cpu to Dual core 939?

[imipenem]

Denmark or Toledo? I've looked at the denmark CPUs and noticed that all opteron HTs are listed at 1000Mhz but all athlon HTs are listed at 2000Mhz, why?

Thanks

 

[TecHNooB]

Skip dual core and go straight to quad!

 

[imipenem]

Well this is my PC at work and I don't think my boss will approve that. A $250 upgrade is an easier sell than a $2000 new PC.....

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: imipenem
Denmark or Toledo? I've looked at the denmark CPUs and noticed that all opteron HTs are listed at 1000Mhz but all athlon HTs are listed at 2000Mhz, why?

Thanks

You can ignore the HT speed. All socket 939 systems run at a stock 1Ghz HT clock, bidrectionally. Sometimes this gets advertised as 2Ghz. It's so inconsequential on a single socket system (tests have shown anything above 300Mhz or so HT speed has no measurable performance change) that you can ignore it completely.

 

[Aluvus]

Denmark Opterons will typically overclock better than Toledo Athlon 64 X2s, but otherwise as long as they are at the same clock speed there is no real difference.

 

[imipenem]

Thanks aka1nas that's the explanation I was looking for...