what AMD 939 CPU?

[vail3r]

I have a socket 939 motherboard i am going to use to make file server/ web server out of. It will be going inside a 1U case.

What should i go for:

- AMD Opteron 146 2.0 Ghz

- AMD 64 3700+

Or is there not much difference?

 

[Grimley]

From what I've read about them (& the high regard for them too) I'd use the opteron. (& this is from a former 3700+ owner - AFAIK the stock speed was 2.2ghz)

 

[FatalSaviour]

I'd probably go for the Opteron too (ex 4200+ owner too ).
Makes me feel better that I'm using a server CPU in my server too, which is a pretty crap reason

 

[CSA]

Opteron 146 was a great cpu in its day

 

[deusexlumina]

the opty should clock to around 3ghz as well

 

[Uriel]

Unless you can get them very cheap, I would seriously consider forgetting it and going for a more recent chipset. 939 CPUs and DDR are stupidly expensive for what you get.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

An opty 146 wills et you back approx £20, RAM is quite expensiv if you're wanting good stuff.

The 146 I had did me a good few years before needing upgraded, very nice workhorse cpu.

 

[McstylisT]

The Opteron for sure.