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oh the opteron all the way. they are amazing vaule for money and nearly all of them are very good clockers if you're wilingl to give it a go
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Better Chip?
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Don
If your'e not overclocking the 3800 is a bit faster, but if you are then the 165 is the best bet, but you need a good MB to get the benefit of it (300MHz+ on the FSB).
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If were looking at server chips we may aswell include the Zeon 
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Soldato
Opti.
Soldato
well that's true. one of the reasons i paid the extra for my 148 was the high multiplier because my board is maxed out at 275fsb.
opteron's aren't just server chips - they are rebadges AMD fx cores on s939. MY opteron 148 IS an fx57 for all intents and purposes. only its runing faster than a 2.8ghz fx57
Liquid Tension said:If were looking at server chips we may aswell include the Zeon
opteron's aren't just server chips - they are rebadges AMD fx cores on s939. MY opteron 148 IS an fx57 for all intents and purposes. only its runing faster than a 2.8ghz fx57
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Soldato
snailham6 said:
all the way
and get a nice heatsink for it as well if you want to overclock it. something like the thermalright si-120, scyth ninja or the thermaltake big typhoon.
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snailham6 said:
Get the opty and clock the **** out of it!
Don
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT or if money's tight DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D.
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Best board would be the DFI nF4 Ultra-D IMO providing you're not planning on dual gfx cards (which is a waste of money)
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yup that's pretty much all you need. You really cant lose with that board and cpu.
Soldato
Best board for overclocking - that board and the 704-2BTA BIOS = insane clocks. I do like my clock too, still tweaking though, might go for 280x10 and get RAM on a divider and tight timings or run 280mhz but at the moment, I'm just enjoying dual 2.8ghzjames.miller said:
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BTW. You don't have to get special ram if it's not within your budget cos you can always run a divider if you're clocking.
If it is in your budget try and get the Mushkin PC4000 2gb kit. Great price atm!
If it is in your budget try and get the Mushkin PC4000 2gb kit. Great price atm!
AMD Opteron UP 165 Dual Core San Diego 1.8GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-151-AM)
£264.32
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£93.94
Total inc VAT: £358.26
How's that for a potential FX-60? Bang for buck!
£264.32
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£93.94
Total inc VAT: £358.26
How's that for a potential FX-60? Bang for buck!
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Just replied like a noob in the other FAR too similar thread. Anyway, yes J.Miller speaks the truth.
