X2 4400+ Vs. Opteron 170

not realy the 170 is more or less what would be a 4000+ X2 as it falls between the 3800+ and the 4200+
 
except not..

the 3800 and 4200 have 512k/core cache.

the 170 has 1mb/core cache.

If you overclock, well worth the $$ saved from the 4400, and much better than the 3800.
 
wonderboy_ said:
except not..

the 3800 and 4200 have 512k/core cache.

the 170 has 1mb/core cache.

If you overclock, well worth the $$ saved from the 4400, and much better than the 3800.
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3800+ X2 2.0 512KB
Opteron 170 2.0 1024KB
4200+ X2 2.2 512KB
4400+ X2 2.2 1024KB
4600+ X2 2.4 512KB
4800+ X2 2.4 1024KB

see the trend
 
Man, I'm eyeing a 170 right now...very tempted to hit the trigger seeing some are getting close to 3.0 GHz on air.
 
I say get a 165 and OC it to hell. Most people are getting around 2.6GHz on decent air cooling.
 
Jesus Christo.

Sorry, I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to the whole overclocking scene. Are the opty's THAT much better at overclocking than the x2's? I mean ... 3.0ghz on air?
 
EmptyFlame said:
Jesus Christo.

Sorry, I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to the whole overclocking scene. Are the opty's THAT much better at overclocking than the x2's? I mean ... 3.0ghz on air?
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No wayyy...3GHz on a dual-core Opteron on air? Nuh uh. You'd need a premo watercooling setup for that. But I'm sure you're good for 2.4-2.6 whether you get the 165 or 170. This is assuming you get a decent heatpipe cooler with a 120mm fan [Ninja, SI-120, Typhoon, CNPS9500]. On the stock cooler and stock voltage, you should be able to manage a nice 200MHz OC.
 
EmptyFlame said:
Jesus Christo.

Sorry, I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to the whole overclocking scene. Are the opty's THAT much better at overclocking than the x2's? I mean ... 3.0ghz on air?
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better question would be are the majority of them coming close to this mark? I'd hate to pick one up to find this awesome OC just some urban legend that 3 guys managed to pull off...
 
EmptyFlame said:
Jesus Christo.

Sorry, I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to the whole overclocking scene. Are the opty's THAT much better at overclocking than the x2's? I mean ... 3.0ghz on air?
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Not sure about the dual core opterons, but I know the single core opty's hit ~3 Ghz regularly on high end air.
 
Bona Fide said:
No wayyy...3GHz on a dual-core Opteron on air? Nuh uh. You'd need a premo watercooling setup for that. But I'm sure you're good for 2.4-2.6 whether you get the 165 or 170. This is assuming you get a decent heatpipe cooler with a 120mm fan [Ninja, SI-120, Typhoon, CNPS9500]. On the stock cooler and stock voltage, you should be able to manage a nice 200MHz OC.
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im at 2.5 on the stock HSF at 1.4 Vcore on a 3800+ X2

2.8 should be doable with a 170 on ok air as thay are clocked much more concevtivly
 
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