OcUK Current Steppings for Opteron 170 & 148, Any Good?

[The Asgard]

Fancied having a play with a single & Dual core Opteron. Just ordered a 170 and 148 from OcUK and just wondered what the current steppings are like?

Currently running an X2 4400 at [email protected] volts under water. Will I get much better with the 170?

 

[The Asgard]

OK just recieved my 2 chips. Here's the steppings

Opt 170 CCBWE 0609FPAW
Opt 148 CACJE 0601VPBW

Any good ?

 

[The Asgard]

After a quick play last night.

148 - 2.9 Seemed a quick Prime stable at 1.40 volts and Oblivion Stable for 3 Hours. Will load into Windows at 3.1 at 1.50 volts.

170 - See Sig. Totally Prime Stable on both cores @ 1.60 Volts. Wouldn't go more than 282 HTT before prime failed on core 0. Was hoping for less volts and more. Isn't much better than my X2 4400.

What suprised me though is how much better Oblivion is to play on a dual core. So much smoother, no pauses. Seemed almost like twice the frame rate.

Impressed with the 148 not so much with the 170 but then it took me 10x X2 4400 to find my current so I suppose it isn't that bad but was hoping for 3Ghz.

Note all under water. See Sig.

 

[The Asgard]

170 - See Sig. Totally Prime Stable on both cores @ 1.60 Volts. Wouldn't go more than 282 HTT before prime failed on core 0. Was hoping for less volts and more. Isn't much better than my X2 4400.QUOTE]

Interesting. I'll give it a shot and if it doesn't work too well i'll just sell it. But its gotta arrive yet and the web site is saying its 1 - 3 days and I haven't recieved a posting confirmation E-mail thing just yet...

Agent.

What was your Max and at what voltage ? Notice your sig is 2.8 @ 1.4. Would have been nice if mine could have done that.

End of the day its the luck of the draw