View Full Version : dual 4400+ or opteron 175 dual 939
dazboots
10-10-2005, 11:52 AM
what would be the better cpu to get for overclocking.
the dual 4400+ or the opteron 175 2.2 ghz dual.
need help please before i go buy 1.
thx for your time in this matter.
Qkjhfhaiguihfma
10-10-2005, 12:03 PM
if there is a huge difference in price, get the cheaper one. otherwise, i'd pick the opteron. apparently it's a higher quality silicon, and from what we have seen from the single core ones, it has the potential to clock high. however, we dont yet know how they clock across different yields, something you could research with the 4400.
Vincentvega18
10-10-2005, 12:04 PM
When you look at the opteron 939 single core overclocking results it makes it seem that they put all the good silicone aside for the opteron range, but with dual cores no results have been seen yet.
xenolith
10-10-2005, 12:09 PM
I'd love to know the answer to this too. X2 3800+ verses the 165 Opteron specifically.
The knowledge base for the X2 is extensive, for obvious reasons. I've combed the internet for days for any indication as to how the dual-core s939 opterons will perform and have come up empty.
Wanting to know that myself too :)
..and will there be a Tyan 939 dual (or more) mobo for these?? :D
jsriolo
10-10-2005, 02:17 PM
Any mobo on skt 939 will be single processor. The best you can do is to have one processor that is dual core.
Qkjhfhaiguihfma
10-10-2005, 02:19 PM
Any mobo on skt 939 will be single processor. The best you can do is to have one processor that is dual core.
terminology whore :D
I'd love to know the answer to this too. X2 3800+ verses the 165 Opteron specifically.
The knowledge base for the X2 is extensive, for obvious reasons. I've combed the internet for days for any indication as to how the dual-core s939 opterons will perform and have come up empty.
i believe all the opterons have 1mb cache/core
jsriolo
10-10-2005, 02:27 PM
They do. I'd love to see a 175 vs a 4400+. Those are both 2.2ghz 1mb models, correct?
And it sounded like he wanted to have two 939 opterons on one mobo. Just thought I'd set him straight: If you want two processors then go for skt 940.
ozzimark
10-10-2005, 02:58 PM
i believe all the opterons have 1mb cache/core
you are correct :D
dazboots
10-10-2005, 03:19 PM
They do. I'd love to see a 175 vs a 4400+. Those are both 2.2ghz 1mb models, correct?
And it sounded like he wanted to have two 939 opterons on one mobo. Just thought I'd set him straight: If you want two processors then go for skt 940.
i have just seen a shop selling dual 175 opteron cpu
running @ 2.2 ghz 2x 1mb cache. this is the same as the dual 4400+
just wondered what would be better . both r socket 939.
dazboots
10-10-2005, 03:21 PM
[QUOTE=dazboots]i have just seen a shop selling dual 1x 175 opteron cpu
running @ 2.2 ghz 2x 1mb cache. this is the same as the dual 4400+
just wondered what would be better . both r socket 939.
They do. I'd love to see a 175 vs a 4400+. Those are both 2.2ghz 1mb models, correct?
And it sounded like he wanted to have two 939 opterons on one mobo. Just thought I'd set him straight: If you want two processors then go for skt 940.
NP !! :)I stand corrected.The pipe dream went :(
Oh well,it looks like the 175 so far,but i still want to see those benches. :D
IvanAndreevich
10-10-2005, 07:04 PM
There is a 180 Opteron as well now.
Vincentvega18
10-10-2005, 08:06 PM
There is a 180 Opteron as well now.
I bet thats gonna cost a bomb
Vapor
10-10-2005, 08:13 PM
Not that the 175 doesn't.
The upcoming 185 will also be available soon, but it'll have a 125W TDP or some huge number like that. :stick:
Anyway, we don't know how well the DC Opterons will clock but we can assume that they'll do better than the X2s.
nn_step
10-10-2005, 08:20 PM
of course...
and they might be with my next upgrade...
ben805
10-10-2005, 08:33 PM
I'll be the first to jump on the opty dual core and put it under a single stager as soon as they're available :D :D :D
Gibson
10-11-2005, 04:17 AM
Which is better for pure gaming? X2 4400+ or Opteron 175 Dual Core?
/me wants benchs :'(
Ugly n Grey
10-11-2005, 05:15 AM
for pure gaming you are better off with a single core, multi cores really shine on heavy general use though
Vapor
10-11-2005, 05:18 AM
What UnG said with one caveat....the fact that the two DCs you listed are the same thing! We don't know the OCability of the 175 (AT ALL) so we can only take what we know--stock clocks and cache, which are identical.
If you only want to game, get an Opteron 14x.
Gibson
10-11-2005, 05:55 AM
yah I know that single cores are better for gaming atm UnG. But I want a future proof proc, and dual core is the obvious choice IMO.
*Btw I found some benchs
Opteron 175 vs Pentium XE 840 (http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/opteron-x75/index.x?pg=14)
FX57/FX55 vs Pentium XE 840 (http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-fx57/index.x?pg=4)