Whats the diff between the AMD...

[necro007]

Processor 1

Processor 2


Are both of these Processor's Dual Core?

Are there major diff between them.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: necro007
Processor 1

Processor 2


Are both of these Processor's Dual Core?

Are there major diff between them.

Yes.

Cache and clock speed.
Generally cache matters less than clock speed, but the Opterons are notorious for being good overclockers.

 

[Extelleron]

Get the Op. 165, probably SLIGHTLY slower than the X2 3800+ at stock but you could easily overclock it to have X2 4800+ performance.......

 

[necro007]

So would i be correct in saying that if i were to build a gaming PC an Opteron would be better then a AMD 64 and an AMD X2.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: necro007
So would i be correct in saying that if i were to build a gaming PC an Opteron would be better then a AMD 64 and an AMD X2.

If you're overclocking, then yes. With an Opteron 165 and some good memory you'll get, as I said, X2 4800+ performance, maybe even FX-60.

 

[RallyMaster]

Yep, Opteron 165 is the better choice. Since you can't get more cache, you can always get more clock speed.

 

[Spike]

Typical opty 165 overclock is 2.4-2.6ghz (from 1.8 stock) so it makes a great buy, especially with a decent mobo. Mine hits 2.52 with only a minor voltage bump (1.39 up from 1.35) without breaking a sweat (load temps under 40c with Thermalright SI-120). Many people get higher oc's than I hit but I can't seem to go any farther without seriously dropping my ram timmings and other tweaking.

If you don't want to mess with overclocking at all then go with a X2 3800+ or a San Diego single core 3700+ if you are not doing anything that would benefit from a dual core. Both would be awesome for gaming with the 3700+ edging out the X2 unless you oc.

-spike

 

[necro007]

The reason i want to know this is cause the PC in my sig is the one i am using right now and i learnt the hard way "Intel is not good for gaming", so next time arround when i do build my PC i want to have the right stuff.

So besides an opteron which motherboard is a good choice to join it with and is it hard to oc an opteron, i have not oc any PC component before.

I was thinking of getting this board.

but some of reviews say this board doen't come with the sli clip thing.

So i thought or somthing like this board would be better then the one above.

The reason i would want to get this board is cause i heard that these boards are really great for ocing.

So what do you guys think.

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: necro007
The reason i want to know this is cause the PC in my sig is the one i am using right now and i learnt the hard way "Intel is not good for gaming", so next time arround when i do build my PC i want to have the right stuff.

So besides an opteron which motherboard is a good choice to join it with and is it hard to oc an opteron, i have not oc any PC component before.

I was thinking of getting this board.

but some of reviews say this board doen't come with the sli clip thing.

So i thought or somthing like this board would be better then the one above.

The reason i would want to get this board is cause i heard that these boards are really great for ocing.

So what do you guys think.

DFI LANParty UT NF4 ULTRA-D is a great board i have one and besides havin a problem with my corsair ram its really stable and overclocks very well.
The Ultra D does not come with sli bridge and cant support sli unless u mod it.
In fact the sli-rd board and the ultra d are the same besides for the dr having sli and the extra 4 SATA connectors, these boards use the same pcb and bios.