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Best clocking AVAILABLE S939 cpu ?

Vogon

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Basically I am looking for 3ghz on air with a multi of at least 10.
Which chips are most likely to get this without costing a bomb ?
As Opterons are like rocking hoss doo-doo, is there anything else around that has a good chance ?
 
mightynimrod said:
You could go for a cheapy FX57 seeing as the Opterons have knocked the floor out of their value lately.

Other than that, just wait for a decent Opteron to come up in the MM
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Cheapy ?? I wouldn't call them cheap ;)

Currently have my 4000 @ 2.6ghz, so really I think its going to need 3ghz for me to notice much difference, but for some odd reason I seem to have an aversion to paying so much for a little square thing :p
On the other hand if you have anything of interest about to go on sale, drop me a mail (I always seem to miss the MM bargains lol) ;)
 
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Cheapy ?? I wouldn't call them cheap
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LOL i meant in relation to what they cost new.......they can be had for £400-£450 now which is considerably cheaper than new prices.

Opterons the way for near-3ghz cheapness then.

Just wait for one as they seem to come up in the MM regularly.
 
Are 3700 SD's 2ghz stock ?
2.8 isnt enough of a boost for me personally over my 4000 @ 2.6ghz
What are the X2 3800 clocking like, and does half the L2 cache slow it down for gaming ?
Could possibly risk that route if I can reach 2.8, as at least I can have dual cores so something has improved ;)
 
I'd say 2.8ghz for an x2 3800 would need to be under water imo.
2.6ghz on air yes

someone please tell if they are running 2.8ghz x2 3800 on air:)

if your going dual get an opteron 170 ;)
 
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easyrider said:
if your going dual get an opteron 170 ;)
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Lol .. I did mention available ;)
What is a 170 at stock speeds, and what sort of UK price out of interest , if they ever come available.
 
Jimbo Mahoney said:
Why does the multi matter?
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How many boards will push much more than 300 fsb/htt stable without major mods ;) (Apart from yours :p)
I am getting an Asus A8R-MVP board tommorow, reviews I have seen have just topped around 320, but I might not be so lucky, so basically to have any chance of hitting 3ghz I need at least a 10 multi.

It will be a couple of weeks or so before I look to go this way, hopefully by then their might be some suitable chips around.
I guess I wouldn't mind paying more for something that was sure to get that magic 3ghz stable on air.

If not I will stick to my trusty 4000 @ 2.6, just seems that CPU's are not moving forwards at that much of a pace these days.
 
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