Originally posted by: stevty2889
It depends on what you are doing. Overclocking? Gaming? Video Encoding or other SMP aware applications?
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Then I would go for the Opty. It will perform better for gaming, won't run like a flamethrower and will overclock easily on air cooling. My X2 @2.618ghz runs cooler on the stock heatsink, than my 805 @3.7ghz on water.
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Then I would go for the Opty. It will perform better for gaming, won't run like a flamethrower and will overclock easily on air cooling. My X2 @2.618ghz runs cooler on the stock heatsink, than my 805 @3.7ghz on water.
Will the stock heatsink for the opteron be good enough to push around 2.6GHZ?
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Then I would go for the Opty. It will perform better for gaming, won't run like a flamethrower and will overclock easily on air cooling. My X2 @2.618ghz runs cooler on the stock heatsink, than my 805 @3.7ghz on water.
Will the stock heatsink for the opteron be good enough to push around 2.6GHZ?
Not sure if the single core opty uses the same heatpiped cooler as the X2's(above 3800+), but if it is then it should have no trouble.
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Then I would go for the Opty. It will perform better for gaming, won't run like a flamethrower and will overclock easily on air cooling. My X2 @2.618ghz runs cooler on the stock heatsink, than my 805 @3.7ghz on water.
Will the stock heatsink for the opteron be good enough to push around 2.6GHZ?
Not sure if the single core opty uses the same heatpiped cooler as the X2's(above 3800+), but if it is then it should have no trouble.
I heard the stock heatsink is made of copper and is better than the X2 cooling systems.
Originally posted by: Smartazz
I noticed the 144s overclock a lot higher then the 165s do, does it still make sense to get a 165?
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Originally posted by: Smartazz
I noticed the 144s overclock a lot higher then the 165s do, does it still make sense to get a 165?
144=single core, 165=dual core
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: stevty2889
Originally posted by: Smartazz
I noticed the 144s overclock a lot higher then the 165s do, does it still make sense to get a 165?
144=single core, 165=dual core
I know, but doesn't a faster single core outperform a slower dual core with games?
Originally posted by: Jones2006
Go with the intel 805 and overclock it to 3.8+ ... it will outperform the opteron 165 check out the benchmarks at www.tomshardware.com
Originally posted by: Jones2006
Go with the intel 805 and overclock it to 3.8+ ... it will outperform the opteron 165 check out the benchmarks at www.tomshardware.com
Originally posted by: TuxDave
What's your budget for your CPU and Video Card?
Originally posted by: Jones2006
Go with the intel 805 and overclock it to 3.8+ ... it will outperform the opteron 165 check out the benchmarks at www.tomshardware.com
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: TuxDave
What's your budget for your CPU and Video Card?
well I was planning to get a 7900GT and getting a cpu that is fast, I don't multitask, and I'll probobly get a dual core once it makes sense to and once they get cheaper, probobly well after conroe.
Originally posted by: RideFree
I ordered the 805D from Newegg along with the same M/B and RAM as they used at Tom'sHardware and here is the result with a Zalman7700 4.014 on air
Super PI to 1m = 24sec.