Opteron or Athlon?

I dunno how much you can overclock venus but if it can overclock to 2.8GHz like venice can (some of them) then get it (the opti), plus the 1024KB of L2 cache, even at 2.6GHz it would be a beast.
 
Yes, the Opteron is newer technology and is great for servers and workstations. But this particular... the 3200+ has a faster clock I believe.
 
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I'd be getting the Opteron. Greater cache, good overclocking.
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yeah but the amd's arn't really all that cache dependent

what more to say, quote from newegg
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some random poster on newegg is hardly the best source :)

Yes, the Opteron is newer technology and is great for servers and workstations. But this particular... the 3200+ has a faster clock I believe.
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correct, about the clock speed at least

now before we start going into the overclocking debate, is Ku-sama going to be oc'ing?

also note that oc wise there isn't a HUGE difference between the two, sure most people may get another 50-100mhz from the oppy, for which they probably sacrifice ram speed.

Final point, the two chips are sitting on very similar price performance curves, but the 3200 being cheaper (even more so with todays sale) that they edge the 144 out.
 
Most Opteron's can hit ~2.8GHz max. But as we all know, clock speed isn't an indication of speed unless you are comparing 2 chips with the same core.

The 1MB L2 cache is similiar to a SanDiego, but the overclocking overhead is similiar to the Venice. So if you want to look at it that way, the Opteron is the best of both worlds, a hybrid of sorts.
 
apj101 said:
Yes, the Opteron is newer technology and is great for servers and workstations. But this particular... the 3200+ has a faster clock I believe.
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correct, about the clock speed at least...
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We've put a few Opteron servers together, they aren't bad. Doesn't take much for a fileserver though. :P
 
opterons aren't different techonology, just the higher quality chips out of a batch, no? for some of them anyways
 
In terms of overclocking, the 144 might do better, but the 9X multi will force you to use a high HTT and divider.
 
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I planned on getting a 146 when i had the $$$$. It's a 10x multi, but a few bucks more.
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My friend has a 146, and he got his prime stable at 3 ghz. Although he got a really good stepping too. Look around ebay they always have nice steppings.
 
Ah, then get w/e is cheaper and can get the job done. I'd look into a SanDiego, they also have 1MB L2 cache and I think are the same price as similiar Venice's...a little added bonus I guess.
 
Encore4More said:
isn't the opteron more for server machines?
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Not socket 939 optys. They have a reputation of clocking like mad, but only the right steppings.

I would get the 3200+, since your not overclocking the extra speed will help you out more than the extra 512 mb L2 cache.
 
Not socket 939 optys. They have a reputation of clocking like mad, but only the right steppings.
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a reputation that is somewhat overblown

isn't the opteron more for server machines?
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well the 2 and 4 way ones i suppose are more for server machines, on s940, but there is no reason why you couldn't desktop them. As for the s939... the same rational can be used, just they are more accessable being as the s939 is a more popular desktop socket.

I would get the 3200+, since your not overclocking the extra speed will help you out more than the extra 512 mb L2 cache.
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amen
 
yea, id say go with the cheaper one... opteron does have a higher cache, and is more stable... but the extra frequency is probably better if you're gaming. both will overclock well, but the opty might overclock better.
 
there is no point in getting a single core cpu at this point.,

get opteron 165 and up++ or x2 series like 3800 is ok.

in the future, you will regret that you bought a single core like opty 146.

why not spend some more money and get a dual core cpu for more advanced qulity?
 
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