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Which CPU Should i choose for socket 939

locutus12 said:
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last batch of opty 170`s to come out from the USA are all CCBBE 0615EPMW
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Again, I'm trying to make my point without confusing the matter loc.

0615? Do you know if there's an 0617 170? I'm waiting for the right time to buy a few opterons and keep the best one, to maximise good stepping-age.

Edit: looking around the 0615 170's aren't fabulous. Certainly very good (like 2.8 at stock) but not the best.
 
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joeyjojo said:
Again, I'm trying to make my point without confusing the matter loc.

0615? Do you know if there's an 0617 170? I'm waiting for the right time to buy a few opterons and keep the best one, to maximise good stepping-age.

Edit: looking around the 0615 170's aren't fabulous. Certainly very good (like 2.8 at stock) but not the best.
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2.8Ghz at stock voltage for an opteron 170 is very good... they will take up to 1.6v with ease, most of the reviews from the site i bought mine from (theres 140 reviews in total, 94% with 5 stars) with CAB CCBBE 0615EPMW and CCBBE 0615 DPMW seem to be getting 3Ghz per core with 1.475v under water cooling.
 
I was wondering how it scaled with voltage. A lot seem to give up around 2.9 ghz. They'll do up to that with very low volts, but hit a wall. Hopefully it's like you say and they actually respond well to more volts, allowing 3ghz.
 
joeyjojo said:
I was wondering how it scaled with voltage. A lot seem to give up around 2.9 ghz. They'll do up to that with very low volts, but hit a wall. Hopefully it's like you say and they actually respond well to more volts, allowing 3ghz.
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i bloody hope so, im changing board in the hope of hitting 3Ghz... :D
 
locutus12 said:
i bloody hope so, im changing board in the hope of hitting 3Ghz... :D
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Desperate for an upgrade without going for core 2 then? :D I'm feeling the same tbh, I wish there was a really good reason to need a conroe :( :)
 
joeyjojo said:
Desperate for an upgrade without going for core 2 then? :D I'm feeling the same tbh, I wish there was a really good reason to need a conroe :( :)
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no no, i can afford conroe, however i would chose waxing my pubic hairs in single succession over owning an Intel CPU...
 
recieved the cpu (opt 165) today after missing the first delivery date... anyway i got

CCBBE 0615DPMW

good stepping i think right
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Very nice indeed. 2.9 at 1.45, 3 at 1.55. Assuming good cooling and mobo.

Bought a 0615EPMW myself. Have to see how they compare :)
 
Just the question i was going to ask! I have an A8N-Deluxe with an A64 3000+ (Winchester core) at the moment and wondered what the most i could stick in the board was? Can i use X2 S939 CPUs or would i be better with an Opteron 165 as well? I've seen the Opteron 144 on this site but i assume it wont be much faster than what i have now (apart from the increased cache)?
 
an A8N-Deluxe
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There isn't such thing as an A8N-Deluxe afaik, it will prolly be an A8V Deluxe, an A8N-E or an A8N-SLI Deluxe.

Of the Asus A8N and A8V line of boards they will all support dual cores (but may need a BIOS update to be recognised) except for the A8V-E Deluxe which won't (and no BIOS update will fix that).

The Opteron 144 is a single core 1.8 Ghz 1MB part, so yes there would be little difference, the Opteron 165 is also a 1.8 Ghz 1MB (per core) part but is a dual core and overclocks well so in the right board can easily match the Athlon X2 4400+/4800+ chips (and beyond).

The max for your board is the Opteron 185 / Athlon FX-60 chips which are both 2.6 Ghz 1MB cache per core, dual cores (the FX-60 is multiplier unlocked both ways, the Opteron 185 is down only).
 
iCe-BLaZeD said:
Was thinking about a 4200+ X2 or a 3800+ X2 .. im basically looking for the best semi-value / good overclocker for gaming mainly... how are the opterons atm?.. thanks for advice

// Petros
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looks like you got the opteron.. Good move! care to share what you've done with it, stepping/clock wise?
 
You know what I'll go one better here's the non-existent mobo in question
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A8N-SLI Deluxe, important distinction when the names are so close (A8N-E, A8V etc), especially as the A8V-E Deluxe doesn't support dual cores in any form and it is easy to misremember the model name a long time after you purchased it.
 
Tetras said:
A8N-SLI Deluxe, important distinction when the names are so close (A8N-E, A8V etc), especially as the A8V-E Deluxe doesn't support dual cores in any form and it is easy to misremember the model name a long time after you purchased it.
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true true it's kinda funny we're talking socket 939 which was simply the best just under a year ago. Now it's like ancient technology :(
 
b.cummins said:
true true it's kinda funny we're talking socket 939 which was simply the best just under a year ago. Now it's like ancient technology :(
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ben... you need to lose 2 lines off your signature and yes.. its terribly funny.
 
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