finally taking the plunge, need all your help! **opteron and x2**

[Aikon359]

hey again all!!! right! i know what rig im buying with my £1500 now, i just need a final lil bit of help to put my mind at rest.

i want to buy an amd opteron 165/170 *most probably 165*

just want to know, as an example if i was to get (worst case scenario) a bad stepping opteron that didnt clock that good, do you think it would still outperform a similarly priced processor in the x2 range? ie: x2-4200?

im probably being over paranoid, i just dont wanna screw myself over if i get a bad opteron.

they should all clock a lil bit at least yes?

so bottom line is? which would be better? x2-4200? or an average clocking opteron 165?


hope peeps can help!!! and thanks again!!!

 

[Aikon359]

cool, so do you think it could still beat say the x2-4800, if it did clock well?

im going water cooled with an asetek 3fan 120mm rad and antarctica block so hoping to get about 2.6-2.8 at least