Venus Opteron 146 Deals

[KristopherKubicki]

We've seen some initial reports that the Venus 146 Opteron Socket 939 is starting shape up to be a good overclocker. With the cheap dual core Opterons drying up, this might be a decent 2.0GHz single core to tide many of you over.

http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=opteron+146+venus

Right now the chip goes for $10-20 more than the desktop "Venice" counterpart.

http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=athlon+64+3200+venice

Keep your eyes pealed for this one!

Kristopher

 

[fbrdphreak]

Already got a 170 on the way :thumbsup:

Thanks for the updates

 

[johnnqq]

do these need specialy ecc/registered ram? nothing special about these vs an athlon 64 besides the overclock?

 

[KDKPSJ]

Originally posted by: johnnqq
do these need specialy ecc/registered ram? nothing special about these vs an athlon 64 besides the overclock?

Yup, except 1MB L2. Standard 939 platform, no ECC/registered, fairly identical to A64 counterpart (3200+ in this case) but with more cache and overclockability.

 

[johnnqq]

if they're the same but better, why are some cheaper than regular athlon 64s? do mobos support them "officially?"

 

[fbrdphreak]

Depends on the mobo, but most seem to. If it supports X2 it will work fine, just might not be identified properly. Definitely get the latest BIOS update.

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Just a few clarifications...

These are not dual core chips. They are Opteron Socket 939, meaning they do not need ECC/registered memory either. The big cache is nice though.

Kristopher