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4400 or Opty 170?

Another vote for the opty - my 165 has been doing a sterling job, although i've only been able to get it up to 2.47Ghz cos of a carp stepping and my mobo not being the best but otherwise :)

There are some real bargains to be had - can pick up a 165 for about £65-70 if you look about - I paid over £100 for mine about 2 months ago
 
TheOtherOption said:
Another vote for the opty - my 165 has been doing a sterling job, although i've only been able to get it up to 2.47Ghz cos of a carp stepping and my mobo not being the best but otherwise :)

There are some real bargains to be had - can pick up a 165 for about £65-70 if you look about - I paid over £100 for mine about 2 months ago
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My opty 148 runs at about 2.4, would the opty 165 be a lot faster, as its dual core? Is the opty 170 much better than the 165?

Thanks

John
 
In theory yes, but if the applications you use don't make use of both cores then you're unlikely to see any real benefit ...

My old 4000 ran at a lovely 3.1Ghz for months on end on the same mobo so I know its capable of a decent overclock ...

The 165 I got was a carp stepping CCBWE iirc which were known to only go to around 2.5Ghz - whereas other steppings hit nigh on 3Ghz easily ... tis luck of the draw ... either you pay extra for a good stepper from someone or you get one retail and try your luck !

It's not a paltry overclock by any means given it runs at 1.8Ghz stock but I'd have preferred 2.8 odd to be fair :p
 
TheOtherOption said:
In theory yes, but if the applications you use don't make use of both cores then you're unlikely to see any real benefit ...

My old 4000 ran at a lovely 3.1Ghz for months on end on the same mobo so I know its capable of a decent overclock ...

The 165 I got was a carp stepping CCBWE iirc which were known to only go to around 2.5Ghz - whereas other steppings hit nigh on 3Ghz easily ... tis luck of the draw ... either you pay extra for a good stepper from someone or you get one retail and try your luck !

It's not a paltry overclock by any means given it runs at 1.8Ghz stock but I'd have preferred 2.8 odd to be fair :p
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Thanks everyone,
sounds like the 165 is a good choice, is it normally a better overclock than 170's

John
 
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