What cpu?

[slayer202]

not sure what I should do

a 64 3700+ is 233 on new egg. an X2 3800+ is 320ish. what would a similar opteron be performance/price wise compared to those 2

 

[kamranziadar]

Well i would say Opteron 165 if you can find any with out any question if you need dual core. Opteron 144 which is available for $165 if you need single core with my eyes close.

You can Overclock both like hell Opteron 165 will touch 2.8GHZ easily.

Opteron 144 will touch 3GHZ easily

 

[slayer202]

well I was planning on the 34 3700+ at first. but i figured it would be worth it to go with the x2 3800+ instead. im wondering if thats the best i can get for the price. i DONT plan on overclocking

 

[kamranziadar]

X2 3800 is history man buy Opteron 165 for the same price with twice the cache (2 x 1mb)

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: kamranziadar
You can Overclock both like hell Opteron 165 will touch 2.8GHZ easily.

Opteron 144 will touch 3GHZ easily

Later steppings tend not to be hitting those high clocks actually. YMMV as far as OC's, but you will easily for an $800 chip for your money

 

[slayer202]

well where can i get an opteron 165, and how much? i see it runs at 1.8 stock, vs. 2.0 x2 3800. i dont plan on overclocking

and what? : YMMV as far as OC's, but you will easily for an $800 chip for your money

 

[Gamer X]

Sorry for the hijack but what are the differences between Opteron 165 and X2 3800+ and how do they compare to each other in terms of overclockability and gaming performance ?

 

[slayer202]

from what ive seen the x2 stock runs 2.0 vs. 1.8 165. the 165 has a higher L2 cache though. 165 can be clocked like hell i hear. however i dont plan on overclocking so i want to know whats better for me

 

[Gamer X]

Originally posted by: slayer202
from what ive seen the x2 stock runs 2.0 vs. 1.8 165. the 165 has a higher L2 cache though. 165 can be clocked like hell i hear. however i dont plan on overclocking so i want to know whats better for me

What are you using your computer for?

 

[slayer202]

gaming, school stuff, a little bit of graphics (ps etc) kinda stuff. burn a dvd now and then

 

[Gamer X]

I believe the 200MHz in the 3800+ will be of more benefit to you than the 512K L2 cache
in the Opteron

 

[slayer202]

thanks. time to order the following stuff from newegg

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $105

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 - $233

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $81 x2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - $102.50

 

[Gamer X]

I wouldn't buy single cores any more,they are dying.

 

[slayer202]

excuse me, i meant X2 3800

 

[TSS]

if you plan on having your computer last, it might be wise to invest in a X2 3800+. yes, its a 200 mhz difference. and yes, it costs like 90 bucks more. but for that money, you get 2 cores, a much better performance multitasking, and even some games like quake 4 show better scores on dual core then single core (where a 850 dollar costing 4800+ @ 2.4 stock beats a 1030 bucks FX57 @ 2.8 stock) with the latest nvidia drivers, and the ati ones get dual core support from cat 5.12 which should come along shortly.

in a years time, alot of new software will run much better on dual cores then single. games will too. and the much expected unreal engine 3 will make its appearance around then, and for that you can use anything processing power you can get your hands on.