x2's? or Opty's? i dunoooo!!!

[DragonWoLf]

ok lookin at peoples specs and such, ive seen that more and more people are recommending an Opty 165, mainly because of their oc'ing, as for me i never oc'd before and not sure quite how to but anyways, i was temped to buy the 4400+ but seeing other people can oc their 165's to high ghz and 4400+ not much,
i does have a ASUS Premium, how much can i gain in oc'ing if i did get a 165?

 

[FrankJH]

No one can tell you unfortunately as every cpu is different.

Once you buy a chip, the numbers on the top will indicate a likely scenario - for those who know about these things - but its luck of the draw

I believe your mobo is a pretty decent clocker tho, so yur half way there.

the opty's at the moment are also good at requiring less voltage, which is another benefit as they stay cooler longer - not many have got the 165's from OCUK ( as they have only just come in) but the 170s seem to be from a very decent batch for clocking purposes ( mine was and a few others had same week of fabrication numbers)

I dont think you can really go wrong with either choice to be honest, you get a decent chip at a great price either way

 

[powned]

i have swung from wanting the 4400 to the opty 170. when u can oc beyond fx60 speeds its just too tempting. Havent really done any serious oc-ing myself and im a bit worried about having to oc the opty but if you dont try you dont learn!

Have a look through this thread, i found some mouth watering results in there last night

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17481663&highlight=opteron+overclocking+thread