64 3500+ or Opteron UP 144

[krugger]

Which is the processor to go for

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-147-AM)
or
AMD Opteron UP 144 San Diego 1.8GHz 1MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-141-AM)
been advice on eailier post about the opteron which i will proberbly go for but would like a few more post before i part with my hard earned cash.

it will be used for surfing, games such as call of duty2, fear, commands strike force etc,
Cheers

 

[trojan698]

Well the opty 144 generally overclocks very well and has 1mb cache compared to 512k on the 3500+, I assume you'll be overclocking?

 

[krugger]

don't mind overclocking it. what can it be overclocked to as a rule with the stock cooler?

 

[trojan698]

I would try for as high as possible keeping load temps below 55c. You might want to invest in an arctic cooler freezer pro at the same time though, only £15 with great performance and fairly quiet supposedly.