What should I get??? Need help!!

[KaptainBlaZzed]

First of all I am only interested in canidate production, this computer will be a 24/7 cruncher. I already have a gaming rig and am not interested in upgrading in the future.

all I want is the most canidates and the best bang for the buck!!

I already have a case, HD, PSU, RAM and Water cooling for the new setup I just can't make up my mind on which system will produce the most.
I have come up with 3 options

*option 1* 754
MSI K8N Neo Platinum *refurb* $50
Sempron 3000+ Rev. E "Palermo" 128k 1.8Ghz ~$110
Total: $160

*option 2* 754
MSI K8N Neo Platinum *refurb* $50
Sempron 3300+ Rev. E "Palermo" 128k 2.0Ghz ~$140
Total: $190

*option 3* 939
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum *refurb* $70
Athlon 64 3000+ Rev. E "Venice" 512k 1.8 Ghz $150
Total: $220

*note* sempton Rev. E are not avaliable yet but they will be soon.

I like option 2 the most, but i am not sure. I do not need 64 bit or the extra cache from the A64 but, the dual channel DDR would be nice from the 939. *But i would need 1 more stick or ram for dual channel + $33*
Do yo think the A64 will out produce the sempron clock for clock?

What would you get for around $200 and why. If you have any other suggestions that you think are better, let me know.

Thanks :toast:

[perkam]

If its a cruncher...cheapest one you can find will be best ;)...so the first one is perfect...and you can even overclock it to 2.5ghz...should give you ~120+ candidates a day.

Perkam

[KaptainBlaZzed]

i get ~140 cands per day from my Athlon Xp @2500
I would hope the sempron would produce more at the same speed and hopefuelly OC to 2.7Ghz

[gearhead]

I am a bit biased towards dc ddr s939, the memory bandwidth is awesome, but I dont know how that would help d2ol much. The second ram stick has to be almost exactly same. If you run more than 4 banks your ram goes down to 333. So, two sticks only. I would stick with the s754 setup.

[perkam]

i get ~140 cands per day from my Athlon Xp @2500
I would hope the sempron would produce more at the same speed and hopefuelly OC to 2.7Ghz

If it OCs to 2.7 (unlikely), you'll get 180ish...but not at stock...and remember XP > Sempys (half the cache, etc)

Perkam

[shmaa]

If it OCs to 2.7 (unlikely), you'll get 180ish...but not at stock...and remember XP > Sempys (half the cache, etc)

Perkam

cache has almost no effect on d2ol output...our 256kb L2 K7's are as fast clock for clock as the 512kb L2 K7's.

[[XC] moddolicous]

Go with the cheapest one. Even with the cheapest one, u should get around 120ish. Hopefully more the faster u make it.

[freecableguy]

Dual Xeon will crunch like a mofo! My dual 3.2Ghz Xeon system produces more than 250 cands/day while a extremely OC'ed EE only does about 180 cands/day. BTW, yes, the Xeon system was MUCH cheaper.

[afireinside]

my parents stock 2500+ barton looks like its doing ~100-110 a day. Only about 80 more with a WAY faster CPU AND hyperthreading seems a bit wrong... Than again I don't know jack about this D2OL stuff.

[RocKer]

I would go whith #,the s939 A64 its only 10$ more then the otherones,and if you oc it to 2600mhz(easy) you'l do maybe 160/180candies.

To give you an idea,

XPM 2600+ @ 2400mhz 120/140 cand/day.
A64 3200+ s754 @ 2450mhz 130/150 cand/day.
DX2.0ghz @ 3100mhz +-300cand/day.

So what do you think is the best cruncher;).

[x714n]

i just think
will it be better to create a thread to list of our cruching machine and the average cand/day just for reference?

[UCmajewski]

i just think
will it be better to create a thread to list of our cruching machine and the average cand/day just for reference?

I like that idea and was thinking of something like that the other day.

[[XC] moddolicous]

the thread would probably help alot of others with their computer buying thoughts.