Worth getting AMD Opteron 175 Dual Core for gaming?

[wolf_2k7]

Hey guys, i'm thinking of buying an AMD opteron 175 dual core (s939) but i'm not 100% if it will be worth it.

Currently i have an AMD 4000@ 2.7ghz s939, i always wanted to get an AMD 4800 to replace my current cpu but i never had the money for it. Now that i have enough money to buy the AMD 4800, i have come to realise the processor has become out of production and quite impossible to buy in any online store. I have foud a few websites that do sell the AMD 4800, but most of them sell them to an extent of £400+!

The AMD opteron cpu is being sold in an auction website for £169, so is that a good price for that cpu?
I know the Opteron cpu's are specially designed for servers, but i also heard they are extremely overclockable and good for gaming, and i am a gaming enthusiast.
I also know the C2D cpu's are way more faster than both of the cpu's, but i intend to hang on to my current motherboard and ram as i just bought the ram only 5 months ago for almost £200.

So my question is, will the AMD opteron 175 dual core (s939) be a good alternative to the 4800+, and will it be good for gaming?
any advice would be grately appreciated

 

[wolf_2k7]

keep what you have now, I have an opteron 2.7ghz dual core (170 series i think) it is great dont get me wrong, but iv not noticed a massive deal of difference in it from my old 3700+ A64 @ 2.8ghz. So if your only playing games leave it for now my friend, the VERY best thing to do, then keep on saving up for something in the future

Thats quite surprising. I expected the opteron dual core cpu's to have the upper hand against single core cpu's, but i'm surprised it doesn't make that much of a difference

My intention was to buy a dual core s939 cpu for now and use it for another year or so, so after then, the c2d cpu's should have gone down in price.
Now i'm not sure if i should buy an opteron cpu

 

[wolf_2k7]

Whats the likelyhood that the price of opteron s939 dual cpu's price increase in the future since s939 cpu's production have been stopped?
4800 cpu's are knowhere to be seen on any website, even if some websites do sell them, they're sold for more than £400. So i am kinda concerned if the price for the opteron cpu's will increase.

I do intend to wait some time before i buy a dual core cpu since they will not benefit on any games in terms of performance, but will it be worth the risk that the price might go up in the future?

 

[wolf_2k7]

If you was to use a price comparrison site like pricerunner.co.uk and search AMD 4800 you will find a 4800 skt 939 for £215 its got availability on this one particular site of 1-2 weeks if you dont mind waiting for it.

They're actually out of stock, they been out of stock for these 4800+ for more than 2 months but they still say they will have them in 1-2weeks time