Torn between 2 cpu's

Which one for gaming

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JFlo

JFlo

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I am woundering if i should get an amd athlon 64 4400x2 OR an opteron 175 dual core cpu. They both are at about the same price. The computer i am making is mainly for gaming. What do you think is a better choice for gaming?
 
ah, everyone's ganna choose x2 4400, cuz its well know to most of the people compared to opteron,,,

i really like opteron, even though i don't know much about it, lol.

well, people almost think x2 is for gaming as a common sense these days,
 
The opteron's a server processor, right? Wouldn't it be better to get an Athlon. If I'm not mistaken, they are faster and everything...
 
The_Other_One said:
The opteron's a server processor, right? Wouldn't it be better to get an Athlon. If I'm not mistaken, they are faster and everything...
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Agreed, the Opteron wont shine unless its a dual core and overclocked at 3.0ghz......if you can manage to get that then its a very good choice.
 
It is not common sense though. Please tell me what x2 has over the opty. I no that the opty is better OCER, runs cooler, and is made of the same materiel as the fx series, cost less, has same cache size, 175 is 2.2ghz as the 4400x2 has 2.2ghz for about the same price. what does x2 have over opty.
 
JFlo said:
runs cooler
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Optys run hotter by 4 or 5 degrees...

JFlo said:
I am woundering if i should get an amd athlon 64 4400x2 OR an opteron 175 dual core cpu. They both are at about the same price. The computer i am making is mainly for gaming. What do you think is a better choice for gaming?
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I hope you mean the socket 939. If not then get the 4400+. If its the same price and 939 get the opty because you have the chance of OCing better.

The opteron's a server processor, right? Wouldn't it be better to get an Athlon. If I'm not mistaken, they are faster and everything...
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Socket 939 opterons are just renamed server grade San Diego and Toledo cores.
 
34erd said:
Socket 939 opterons are just renamed server grade San Diego and Toledo cores.
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what do you mean they are renamed?
i am not sure what you mean.

umm. i heard of san diego in front of fx-55...
 
Charles_Lee said:
what do you mean they are renamed?
i am not sure what you mean.

umm. i heard of san diego in front of fx-55...
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Processors are made with different cores, thats why they are assigned different names. The AMD 64bit cpus had some names like, Manchester, New Castle, Venice, etc.
 
P11 said:
Processors are made with different cores, thats why they are assigned different names. The AMD 64bit cpus had some names like, Manchester, New Castle, Venice, etc.
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ya i see that, even "winchester"

but the guy before me said that opty have been renamed, thats what i want to know about.
 
AMD didnt engineer a new core for the S939 opterons. They just changed San Diego to Venus and Toledo to Denmark. Architechturaly they are exactly the same as regular A64 cores.
 
I posted the same thing on hardforum and so far its 8 to 0 in favor of the opty lol.

Also the opty is made of better silicone (just read lol) than the x2's what ever that means lol.
 
JFlo said:
I posted the same thing on hardforum and so far its 8 to 0 in favor of the opty lol.

Also the opty is made of better silicone (just read lol) than the x2's what ever that means lol.
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can you give us the site??

+ i knew opty would rule hehe, (may be though)

i think i will buy my self an opty also, but which model would be good...?
 
oh man, thats good, but you know that fx 60 just came out today?
they lowered the rest of the amd products. :D

i might consider getting fx 55 or fx 57, i don't know what to do.
 
Charles_Lee said:
oh man, thats good, but you know that fx 60 just came out today?
they lowered the rest of the amd products. :D

i might consider getting fx 55 or fx 57, i don't know what to do.
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well your right one the one part, but newegg has it listed as a dual core processor, is this correct, and they havent lowered the other amd products yet. so i dont know how lucky we will be, well just want the FX60 more and more lol.
 
ReturnToEmpire said:
well your right one the one part, but newegg has it listed as a dual core processor, is this correct, and they havent lowered the other amd products yet. so i dont know how lucky we will be, well just want the FX60 more and more lol.
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That is very true, I dont know where Charles came up with the lowered costs part though....
 
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