Killed my processor. Which new S939?

[Bonjour]

I've managed to bend some pins on my trusty old 3500+, which I've had since S939 first emerged, and after struggling to get them back in place (with many expletives) I've given up and decided I might as well upgrade the thing.

Looking around at what's currently available, I thought the Opteron 180 looked like a good bet. Same default clock speeds as my 3500+ but am I right in thinking each core has an extra 512kb of cache?

I ran my 3500+ at 2420, which I believe is 3700+ speeds. How well do the Opteron's clock, and do you think it's worthwhile getting a more expensive one (Opty180 is ~£100) over a cheaper A64 dual core?

 

[Bonjour]

It's possible. I have a watercooling setup, so will be looking to overclock a tad.

It's just for C2D I would have to get a new mobo and new memory.

I was thinking one last S939 upgrade before moving on.

 

[Bonjour]

Nice one, cheers guys. I'll have a gander..

Opty 165's look a good deal if you can achieve high FSB's.