I've prowled around a little on here and people seem to love the Opteron 165 if you're still on socket 939. But I did a little comparision shopping on Newegg, and the X2 3800 is faster at stock speed and a lot cheaper.
x2 3800 (oem) 2.0ghz $64
Opteron 165 (retail) 1.8ghz $96
Obviously there's going to be some overclocking going on, but it'll be with a stock cooler. I am currently running an Asrock 939 Dual with an Opteron 144 oc to 2.4ghz @ 1.25V. I got up to 2.7, but for everyday use I leave it at 2.4 since I can undervolt it and keep it under 40c with the retail heatsink.
I primarily play games and do officework + folding, so I'm probably not even a good candidate for a dual core... it just is really tempting with the x2 3800 @ $64.
So the question is this : x2 3800 vs Opty 165, which is the better overclocker under normal cooling conditions?
With Fry's selling x2 5600 AM2 combo's for $149 and 2gb ddr kits in the $50 range, it's hard to swallow spending $96 on a slower (albeit dual core) cpu.
I welcome any thoughts and opinions.
EDIT - I also see the x2 4200 s939 (oem) 2.2ghz for $84, thats 400mhz faster at stock than the Opty 165 and 12 bucks cheaper to boot.... anyone have any x2 4200 OC experience?
x2 3800 (oem) 2.0ghz $64
Opteron 165 (retail) 1.8ghz $96
Obviously there's going to be some overclocking going on, but it'll be with a stock cooler. I am currently running an Asrock 939 Dual with an Opteron 144 oc to 2.4ghz @ 1.25V. I got up to 2.7, but for everyday use I leave it at 2.4 since I can undervolt it and keep it under 40c with the retail heatsink.
I primarily play games and do officework + folding, so I'm probably not even a good candidate for a dual core... it just is really tempting with the x2 3800 @ $64.
So the question is this : x2 3800 vs Opty 165, which is the better overclocker under normal cooling conditions?
With Fry's selling x2 5600 AM2 combo's for $149 and 2gb ddr kits in the $50 range, it's hard to swallow spending $96 on a slower (albeit dual core) cpu.
I welcome any thoughts and opinions.
EDIT - I also see the x2 4200 s939 (oem) 2.2ghz for $84, thats 400mhz faster at stock than the Opty 165 and 12 bucks cheaper to boot.... anyone have any x2 4200 OC experience?