AMD X4200 or Opteron 175

[Stanman67]

Am Planning my last upgrade on the 939 mobo and have been considering variouse options but want to keep costs to a minimum. I ideally preferred the X2 4400, but its nearly twice the cost of the X4200 and £30 - 40 more than the 175. If I opted for the opteron, would it be the same if not better than the X4400 and work in a Asus A8NSLI deluxe?

 

[Stanman67]

Not quite a direct reply to your question, but most people suggest the x2 3800 over the 4200 because it's a great clocker and can reach 4200 speeds with ease.

Sorry should have said, I wontt be doing any OC, dont know enough and like to hold on to the little hair I have.

 

[Stanman67]

One last question. On the spec sheet for the 4200 X2 it says FSB is 2000mhz but for the opteron it list as 1000mhz?

 

[Stanman67]

it seems you have a budget so I find it hard to justify paying out that extra for anything above an X2 3800+

What CPU are you using atm?

Currently a 3200. I just want to be able to leave everything along for about 18 months. I know wishful thinking when it comes to PC's

 

[Stanman67]

I have both a 175 and an x2 4200 in identical rigs. They perform roughly the same with the 4200 being slightly slower on the few areas its slower, but its literally a couple of seconds. Games are the same in my experience.

The main difference is the 4200+ is the 89w version while the opteron is 110w iirc and the 4200+ idles about 8 degrees cooler than the opteron and about 5C on load.

Personally I would get a 3800+ and clock though like everyone else has said.

So the extra cache has no difference?
Is it only a few seconds across the board - will be doing some video editing.

 

[Stanman67]

Thanks guys for your advice, I went for the 175, last fling on the s939 and extra 30 would have wasted them on a saturday evening anway