Opty 175 or 180?

[Hamster]

Need some advice please.
First of all, i'm not upgrading to Conroe as it would require too many parts to change.
I want to upgrade my AMD 64 3700 to dual core.
I've got the choice of Opy 175 (2.2Ghz)@ £152 or the Opty 180 (2.4Ghz) @£192, both retail versions. (note: there is no way i can find out their steppings before i buy)

My system system will be:

Choice of the above CPUs
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5
DFI LanParty UT RDX200CF-DR Crossfire (Socket 939) Motherboard
GX-053-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 GTO 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler
4 Sata HDs
1 IDE HD
550W Generic PSU (i am aware that i might have to upgrade this but would rather not for the time being-it is happily coping with my 3700@2576 at stock volts)
DVDRW
Case with 2X120mm front intake and rear exhaust, 1X80mm top fan

I will be overclocking this CPU.

Which processor should i go for and why?

Thanks

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[Hamster]

Thanks for your input easyrider.
I'd prefer to buy brand new retail or oem than used so the questions still stand, 175 or 180 and why?

Thanks
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[Hamster]

Thanks.
Do you know if i will need registered memory for the opty 175/180 or will the memory i have be OK?

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[Hamster]

Thanks!
Last question for now, will my new mobo be ok with the opteron?

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[Hamster]

Can't find the 170 new from the UK.
I have, though, found the 165 new at £115.
So the choice is now between the 165, 175 and 180 none of which i can find steppings for before i buy. So is it worth risking the 165 with a possibly slow stepping and therefore poor resultant clock speed, or just go for the 180 which has a guaranteed decent stock speed in case it doesn't O/C well?

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[Hamster]

Thanks for all your help guys.
I followed the consensus of advice and have ordered a new opty 165. From my searching it seems to be one of the last of two new ones remaining in the UK advertised on the web. Cheeky buggers put the price up another £10 overnight to £125 but i managed to talk them into giving me yesterdays price.
I'll let you know how i get on once i put together my system next week.


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[Hamster]

I've been told it will take 3-4 working days to arrive (being shipped in from the Netherlands i think), but when i get it i'll certainly let you know the stepping. There has been once customer review, from a few days ago,on that site saying that he achieved 2.8 on stock volts with his, so here's hoping for a similar one.

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[Hamster]

Was going to say the same thing but he may have opted for DHL express. For a premium it's 1-2 day delivery from there so it's possible it could be with him tomorrow. I've just gone for the bog standard parcelforce which is 3-4 working day delivery.

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[Hamster]

As posted in my other thread (was too eager for an opinion!) , my Opty 165 has arrived. It's a CCBBE 0615DMPW.


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