Which AMD 939 CPU to buy

[rafiek]

Hello All,

I ordered AMD Athlon64 3800+ E6 CPU, but I see now that
Opteron 146 dropped in price.
I can maybe amend my order if I am quick.

Is it better to get an Opteron 146 (OSA146DAA5BN)
or an 3800+ (singelcore)

Please help...

Below what I ordered:
1 xCorsair ValueSelect 512MBx2 Kit DDR400 CL2.51 xKoelpasta (Univendi eigen merk) 5 gram1 xArctic Freezer 64 Pro1 xAMD Athlon64 3800+ 2400MHz Tray Socket 939 Venice E6-stepping1 xASRock 939NF4G-VSTA Socket 939

Rafiek

 

[Bleek]

Depends if your overclocking, my 144 (1.8GHz) opty does 2.8GHz on stock volts, will hit 3GHz with volt mod on air.

 

[rafiek]

I do not know if I will overclock, I do not have much experience with that yet.
Will it be a good clock with mobo ASRock 939NF4G-VSTA and corsair 400 2x512 and artic freezer64 pro?

the mobo is equal to the sataII which is so popular on this forum I believe.

the processer 3800+ cost me 93 euro and the opty 146 costs 109 euro.
the 3800 is 2400 mhz with 512 cache and opteron 2000 mhz with 1mb cache.

 

[Killajaz]

Im not sure on the overclocking potential of that particular motherboard. However, I do know the Opteron is a San Diego core and they are consintantly very good clockers.

I would get the Opteron.

 

[Mul]

Keep the A64. The 3800+ should be a good clocker, and don't forget that your motherboard may not like HTT's over 250. With a 3800+ that still gives scope for 3.0Ghz, while with a Opty 146 you'll top out at 2.5GHz.

Mul

 

[ZXSpectrum]

I would have payed a small amount extra and got the 4000+ SD Complete bargain and most hit 3ghz+++ out of the box! as a) You are already gettign a better cooler and b) it has 1mb cache rather than 512k

 

[GeezerButler]

I went with the A64 4000+ as I only use my rig for gaming and developer support for multi-threading is still very low. The 4000+ went straight to 3Ghz with a Freezer 64 Pro on a DFI nF4 Ultra-D.

 

[rafiek]

Thank you guys for all your answers.
I think I will keep the 3800+ for now.