X2 3800 or Opteron 165

[LarryK]

Which one would be better for me given what i do that being graphic work in adobe, gaming BF2 and EQ2 and all around multitasking threw my 2 LCD's. Trade offs .2GHZ to get 512KB more Cache basicly what will 1KB cache do for me when i lose .2GHZ and what will another .2GHZ do for me if i am losing 512KB cache also the Opteron is $25 or so more money. Thanks for help

 

[Ichigo]

You probably won't notice.

 

[jimbob200521]

are you planning on overclocking? if so, go with opteron

if not, go with the x2 3800+

 

[eXx08]

Opteron All th3 Way

 

[Crescent13]

Opteron r0xX0rZ!!!!! Can a A64 go from 1.8GHz to 2.7GHz with no change in temperature or voltage while being 12Hr Prime stable? Thats what I just did.

 

[harobikes333]

opteron 165 isn't really available for a great price right now though...

 

[Ike0069]

If you can find the Opteron and the price is reasonably close to that of the 3800+, it's definitely the way to go.

 

[myztikgohan]

$299.63 at monarchcomputers

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=120339&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

 

[LarryK]

cool thanks Opteron it is newegg got it at like 355 retail that ok price? o the OEM not bad but got to buy fan and greese is OEM a 1 year warranty or?

o and are the duel core prices inflated for xmas?

 

[harobikes333]

is it almost always possible to OC the 165 up to at least 2 gigs? or higher...?

 

[LarryK]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80106-R

looks like a good buy is the opteron 165 supose to come down in price ? or something ? bad buy?

 

[harobikes333]

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=3938

They must be going down!!!!

 

[Unkno]

bah, if your lucky and get a good X2, it can overclock fairly good too. Get the opteron only if you can find it at a fairly good price

 

[harobikes333]

Didn't you click on the link I posted?

They are now about as much as a 3800 X2

But don't Opterons OC better? or...?

 

[Shizzle]

the question i want to know is can you overclock the X2 3800+ at a good area?

 

[harobikes333]

at a good area? waht do you mean by this?

 

[LarryK]

i realy don't want to oc b/c i have no idea how to do it. more then likely i just want to know if i should wait or what to get a good price or which is better if i don't plan to OC and will be runing alot of EQ2 132 shipped isn't to bad for the 165 mabie i will just OC it up to 2.0 ghz that wouldn't be to bad would it? and i only use stock cooling

http://www.buy.com/prod/Opteron_UP_Model_165_939_PIN/q/loc/101/202068535.html

is this the same chip newegg in ZZF is selling? if so 319 not to bad

 

[harobikes333]

the opterons just went down in price:

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=3939 <-170
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=3938 <-165
http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=2929 <-3800 X2

So now I'm not sure what to do also...I'm not going to OC past stock voltage.....


EDIT:
O and that link larry k you put the CPUs are sold out there..

 

[LarryK]

jah yea but you can still pre order i get that price i was just wondering if thats the same chip buy.com doesn't list it very well.

 

[harobikes333]

thats an OEM version meaning only one year warranty compared to three but if you OC then the warranty is gone so....

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=OSA165DAA6CD&btnG=Google+Search

^ Look around there to see all the specs of the exact model number

 

[LarryK]

http://www.buy.com/prod/Opteron_UP_Mode...5_939_PIN_PIB/q/loc/101/202068416.html

then this must be the retail cheapest yet at $329

 

[alimoalem]

opteron if overclocking. if not, go with the cheapest

 

[jimbob200521]

what are the specs on the opteron vs x2? (speed, cache, etc)

 

[mike3uz]

The Opteron 165 is at 1.8GHz with 1mb of cache on each core. X2 3800 is 2.0 GHz with 512 kb of cache on each core.

 

[pentiumobile]

I am on his situation.

I stop everything just to wait if the Opteron is the right choice.

But I need evidence.

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