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View Full Version : Opteron 246 or Opteron 246HE for overclock?

lukasbradley
02-03-2005, 02:01 AM
Has anyone messed with the new 55W version of the Opteron 246?

Any theories as to which will OC better?
zA.Gosu
02-03-2005, 02:05 AM
Well, the lower the wattage, the better for OC, right? That's the deal with the mobiles etc?
lukasbradley
02-03-2005, 02:09 AM
In theory, BUT--

Since the old-school 246s have been in production longer....?

I'm mostly wondering if anyone has played with them yet.
kiwi
02-04-2005, 09:20 AM
Are you going to overclock your server? :D
lukasbradley
02-04-2005, 04:13 PM
Yep. And it will be more of a gaming/entertainment rig. I'm looking at either the Tyan K8WE or the IWill boards.
G H Z
02-04-2005, 04:19 PM
If your not going to run SMP then I'd get a 146 and save a few deniro.
[XC] moddolicous
02-04-2005, 04:29 PM
(offtopic) if you do get it, can u try D2OL on it for a little (offtopic)
I think the ones that need less voltage would overclock better and produce less heat, but thats all in theory like you said. I'm not sure, but I dont know how many of the new dual 64bit opteron motherboards have overclocking features. I know the older ones do, but the new ones I'm not sure of.