What mobo/ram should I get for my Opteron 165?

[Shimmishim]

they nf4-d is the way to go.

the difference between the ultra and the plain d version is taht it is missing the ethernet port and few accessories as Hacp pointed out (and others).

HOWEVER....

the plain D can be very very very very very very very simply be modded into a SLI-D motherboard (minus 1 ethernet port).

the ultra D can be very very very very very very very simply be modded into a SLI-D motherboard as well.

plain D has sataI but not sataII. sataII can easily be enabled via a pencil mod.

my recommendation is the plain D modded to a sli-D.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Right now the DFI nF4 Ultra board is the way to go, NewEgg has it on sale for $115

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Quino
Gamingphreek nope those coolers will not eat the TT typhone, heck they do not even beat it. I have all of them, Yes I like to try a lot of stuff so I do not like to rely on reviews or other people. I have a 948U, Xp-90, XP-90C, XP-120 SI-XP120, Zalman ALCU, and the TT Typhoone and out of all the tt is the best. I did not have any problem to install at all. I do not use the t bracket on the back of the mobo but the DFI or whatever motherboard back plate and only use the t bracket on top of it and it is so easy to install. Yes you might make the XP90C and the 120s perform a little better with tornado fans but on silent mode the TT wins (at least on my experience). I like it a lot and I recommend it. I use the 948U and it gives me the best temeratures when I decide to remove the IHS . The performance difference is small though so I would recommend the one you can find the cheapest.

The Tt is horrible compared to the others. The build quality is very poor (yes i have seen it). Look at the base of the heatsink. Not polished and full of ridges. The thermal dissipation per what doesn't come close to the Zalman, Thermalright, or Scythe models. Maybe you have a good experience with it, but the quality is significantly lower. As for noise, you know, there is a reason why SilentPCReview doesn't review Tt products :roll:

Gaming phreak your wrong!

My s/n is not that hard to spell. It is one word, you dont even have to switch from 'e' to 'a'! Ok i am wrong. Oops, im not right all the time. A little over anxious to see me proven wrong or something?

-Kevin

 

[adiabaticgfx]

I have an Abit AN8-Ultra that can boot to windows at 370 HTT on a 4x multiplier, is this good?

Also I'm considering getting an SI-120 and Panaflo 120mm to replace my stock cooling, would this help much and would I be able to overclock higher?

 

[Quino]

Gamingphreek, again I could care less if silent pc reviews them or not (I do not trust any review site none, I only use them as a reference) Can we say Venice cores that some sites got at 2.9 and 3 with stock cooling. I do not see the poor construction of the TT. I always lap the base of the hs anyways until I make them to my liking. Only one I have not laped at all is the Koolermaster 300 H6, that is what i call a smooth and extra polished base. About, noice I am not anal about it so as long as it is not too loud I do not care. I do not understan how you can recommend against something you only have seen But then again that is fine. I only reccomend in favor or against hardware I have owned and I have had experience with it. I do not recommend based on what silent pc recommends (I do not even care to read them since like I said I am not too crazy about a noiceless PC) or any other review site recommends for that matter since most get cherry picked stuff to review. I consider more the feedback from people here on the forums that have the actual retail product, wich is most likely what I would be getting if i go buy it and not what the review sites get.

 

[Gamingphreek]

(I do not trust any review site none, I only use them as a reference

Then why use them as a reference?! Obviously it is BS if you dont trust them? GIve me a break, reviews dont mean anything; stop shooting off BS.

I do not see the poor construction of the TT

Well then you are a fan boy. Check out the poor soldering quality of the heat pipes. Check out the base of the unit (**HINT** You aren't supposed to lap the base with TIM, only supposed to be a very thin layer).

About, noice I am not anal about it so as long as it is not too loud I do not care. I do not understan how you can recommend against something you only have seen

It would be really comforting if you could actually spell it -_-. However, recommend something i have only seen?? Well yeah, if i have fiddled with a product and looked it over, why do i need to buy it. Why would i need to waste my money on it if i can tell, just like that it is not worth it?

I consider more the feedback from people here on the forums that have the actual retail product, wich is most likely what I would be getting if i go buy it and not what the review sites get.

Well then ill clue you in. More times than not on these forums the people dont have a clue in hell what they are talking about. Ive seen people in here who have said that Raidmax PSU's are absolutely fine...Well ****** theyve owned it, no matter the millions of piss poor reviews, that means nothing, they owned it.

Give me a break.

-Kevin

 

[ITPaladin]

What about DFI nF4-DAGF? I see on RTP for $89 at NewEgg. It has gigabit lan, pci-e, no SLI which I don't need, sata 150, etc.

 

[Quino]

hhehehe, sure sure, You opinion is the oonly one that matters I do not read the reviews I only look into the oc part and that is it. Also, when i used a review as a reference? Please let me know when I said something about reviews. I said it would fit and it performed really good and that is it. if you trust them good for u (which you seem to reveer silent PC reviews). About puting down the members of this forums, well I guess you know a lot more that Zebo, shishim, duvie and so many others. I also take into account other sites and not trusth just whatever anybody says. It has to come froma trusted member that has experienced the product in question. Now all god of the Anandtech site forgive me for thinking different than you do You do not like fine, but by no means it is a peace of crp like you suggest. And nope it is not beatenby the XP120 or Zalman. Now if you do not like it that is ok but it does not mean that it doesn not perform extremly good. About lapping the base. I do not believe that anybody makes a great job. Good maybe. until you see the base of a koolance waterblock you know what a great job is and you will try to always get it like that,at least I do.

 

[Gamingphreek]

And nope it is not beatenby the XP120 or Zalman. Now if you do not like it that is ok but it does not mean that it doesn not perform extremly good.

Ummm....yeah it is.

As for the rest of your post. It makes absolutely no sense. None whatsoever. Here is some tips, learn some english, i cant follow anything you are saying.

-Kevin

 

[kamranziadar]

For memory you can use PQI Tubro PC4000 if you can afford the PC4000 memory it is for $107 1GB after Rebate. Mine it running at 530mhz right now, it can go above that but i don;t have any more voltage setting or i don;t know how to relax its timming more.

I have it running at 3-4-4-8
And body know any idea, how can i make it work more.

 

[Quino]

K I will Gamingphreek