is this true? (about opteron 165, dual core)

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Charles_Lee

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http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=63414
The people on this particular AMD forum, people are saying that opteron 165 is not only better than x2 3800,
but even "better" than fx-60,
which i don't agree to,
but i still want to hear some other ideas from you guys,,,
Prof Pwnsworth said:
The opteron 165 runs at 1.8 ghz, but ive seen it Oced to 2.6Ghz with 1Mb L2 Cache per core. its about 300 and it was Oced with the AMD stock cooler. as long as you get a good mobo for overclocking a sub 300 dual core opteron is the best dualcore in production.
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---> now i want to buy a small watercooling kit, along with my motherboard, Asus A8R-MVP ^^;;

-by the way, yesterday i ordered my opteron 165 for $400 can.
 
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Yes, if you OC you will run much faster than an X2 3800+. I just did my first OC today, just to 2.2GHz because I want to replace my heatsink/fan before I do any big OCing. With water cooling many have gotten 2.5-2.7GHz or so, at safe temps.
 
without water cooling, and with out raising the vcore many people have gotten 2.4 GHz out of their 3800+ X2 processors. i bet you can overclock an X2 just as well as an opteron, if you use the right hardware motherboard being most important.
 
Oh, didnt see the can part...

I need to pay closer atention to things before posting :rolleyes:

The 165 is not better then an FX-60. Comparing stock processors to overclocked ones is like comparing apples and oranges. (Well not really but you get the point). It will need more volts and run hotter to reach 2.6 Ghz, and if it doesnt, then its reaching the point where more volts does less. The FX-60 also has unlocked multis. And of course, the FX-60 goes 2.6 Ghz out of the box.
 
The 165 is not better then an FX-60. Comparing stock processors to overclocked ones is like comparing apples and oranges
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1. Both the 165 and the FX60 are, stock.
2. The Opty's got an additional two HT links.. which ... ya know ... cant be a bad thing :P
 
mash said:
With water cooling many have gotten 2.5-2.7GHz or so, at safe temps.
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ReturnToEmpire said:
without water cooling, ... , if you use the right hardware motherboard being most important.
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do i really need water cooling? or do you guys think that good fan would do a good job?
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=007122&cid=FN.349
or...

and, i also want to know if the choice of my motherboard was good or not,
cause i hve not yet payed for my motherboard.

note that i have ati video card please.
 
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your motherboard is a beast :) lol its a good overclocker and you wont need watercooling, but a nice heatsinkfan such as a thermaltake big typhoon, im sure that a popular one, there are others as well. good luck with your overclocking.
 
No it shouldndt be too big (in reference to the watercooler), The BigTyphoon should serve you well though (if you want to max that, replace the 120mm and lap the sink down)
 
i just heard my friend telling me that the big typhoon is the worst cpu fan i can get... lol
well, i am not so sure which fan would do a good job for me...
 
Charles_Lee said:
i just heard my friend telling me that the big typhoon is the worst cpu fan i can get... lol
well, i am not so sure which fan would do a good job for me...
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What are his reasons for saying that?
 
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