What would be Better ? Opteron 144 or a Pentium D 805

[isekii]

I plan on purchasing one or the other and Overclocking it.

Which would be better ? In terms of performance and value.

Pentium D is about $135

Opteron 144 with good stepping is $130.

Which would you folks go with and why ?

 

[stevty2889]

Well it would depend alot on what you do with your computer, and how much you want to spend on cooling. My pentium-d 805 still hits 57c @3.7ghz on water cooling, stock cooling isn't gonna get you far. But being a dual core, it would do better at SMP aware apps and heavy cpu intensive multitasking than the single core opty. If gaming is your main concern, and high temps bother you I'd go with the opty.

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Well it would depend alot on what you do with your computer, and how much you want to spend on cooling. My pentium-d 805 still hits 57c @3.7ghz on water cooling, stock cooling isn't gonna get you far. But being a dual core, it would do better at SMP aware apps and heavy cpu intensive multitasking than the single core opty. If gaming is your main concern, and high temps bother you I'd go with the opty.

Agreed...Although if you get the 805 now you may have an easier time if you choose to upgrade to Conroe later, as your motherboard may still be compatible

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Well it would depend alot on what you do with your computer, and how much you want to spend on cooling. My pentium-d 805 still hits 57c @3.7ghz on water cooling, stock cooling isn't gonna get you far. But being a dual core, it would do better at SMP aware apps and heavy cpu intensive multitasking than the single core opty. If gaming is your main concern, and high temps bother you I'd go with the opty.

Agreed...Although if you get the 805 now you may have an easier time if you choose to upgrade to Conroe later, as your motherboard may still be compatible

The mobo won't be compatiable with Conroe so that reason is now NULL.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: Bull Dog

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Well it would depend alot on what you do with your computer, and how much you want to spend on cooling. My pentium-d 805 still hits 57c @3.7ghz on water cooling, stock cooling isn't gonna get you far. But being a dual core, it would do better at SMP aware apps and heavy cpu intensive multitasking than the single core opty. If gaming is your main concern, and high temps bother you I'd go with the opty.

Agreed...Although if you get the 805 now you may have an easier time if you choose to upgrade to Conroe later, as your motherboard may still be compatible

The mobo won't be compatiable with Conroe so that reason is now NULL.

Theoreticly the latest revisions of the P5WD2-E premium will support it..but then again thats not a good board to get on a budget.

 

[isekii]

Got the Opty 144 today.

 

[d3lt4]

sweet, I'm looking to get one pretty soon.