WHAT IS LATEST MONARCH OPTY 165 STEPPING (Please?) VERY CHEAP OPTERON 165

[Bazikstano]

Hello here in monarch there are selling a very cheap opteron 165 for 149.99 dollars...do you have any idea of what stepping do these opteron are?

and Ive heard about a few stores that let you choose the stepping..wich are them?

[nn_step]

well you can probably get a specific stepping from http://tankguys.biz/
They have a rep on our forums too, he can hunt for a stepping for you

[Magnj]

What do they clock at generally? Hmm... will anyone on ebay pay 100$ for a 3500+?

[Bazikstano]

@nn_step: THX =D...but their opterons are @270dollars...=(
@Magnj: hum?

what about monarch?

[nn_step]

Well Picking a Stepping has always had a price premium

[TankGuys]

Lots of places have these cheap right now, as they are EOL as far as I know - so they're trying to blow out inventory. I don't have any physical inventory, so I don't have to use rock-bottom prices to get rid of anything

[Magnj]

If I can get a CCBBE 0617FPMW for 185 shipped...would that be a wise investment? I have VX Gold right now that does 260 2-2-2-8 but my current chip cant do anything above 2-3-2-8 at any speed and Oc's to only 2550 stable. A Quick search shows these chips hitting 3000... So should I drop the cash now...or is it a better idea to wait a few months and go AM2?

[nn_step]

If I can get a CCBBE 0617FPMW for 185 shipped...would that be a wise investment? I have VX Gold right now that does 260 2-2-2-8 but my current chip cant do anything above 2-3-2-8 at any speed and Oc's to only 2550 stable. A Quick search shows these chips hitting 3000... So should I drop the cash now...or is it a better idea to wait a few months and go AM2?

IF BUDGET IS TIGHT and you have descent hardware NOW.
Save up for later (aka Quad cores)

[Magnj]

Alright, I mean I can get it and it won't hurt the wallet too too bad...but the fact is I don't NEED it. I'm actually running my chip stock atm just to make sure it keeps chuggin along for school...

If someone wants the link to that chip PM me

[Bazikstano]

Ahap..but what about the processor of monarchs..have you got wich stepps do they are?

[zipp0r]

not much point in wasting money on the current AMD's, why not use the money for a c2d instead????

[Bazikstano]

Cause, Im selling my opteron 148 here in Chile for the same price Im gona buy the 165..inverting only in shipping 20bucks.....you can see that that is a cheap and nice upgrade

.but what about the processor of monarchs..have you got wich stepps do they are?!!!!!!!!!!11

[flashnc]

from monarch or the greater majority of online stores, you wont know what the stepping is going to be.
your best bet, is to look in the forums and try to find one there.
it seems alot of people are selling good stepping/overclocking cpu's because of upgrading to conroe systems.

[Bazikstano]

You are right, but Im from Chile, Im forced to buy in a online store, thats why Im asking about the last steppings that have been lately in monarch..

[Magnj]

What the with all the C2D Trolls. GO AWAY FROM THE AMD FORUM

[lopri]

I'd like to know what's the hottest stepping available currently? (Not talking about temps, you know) I may need to get one.

[Sparky]

Dang that opty is tempting! Money is tight tho...

[Bazikstano]

Hoho, peopñle thatunderstand me!!!
I just wanna now, what or how are beeng the last OEM steppign of monarch.

[mad mikee]

Post title will not get you info you want.

You need a title of WHAT IS LATEST MONARCH OPTY 165 STEPPING (Please?)

Hoho, peopñle thatunderstand me!!!
I just wanna now, what or how are beeng the last OEM steppign of monarch.

[C0oL]

Do we actually GET any CHEAP and decent CPU's in the UK? LOL

[itznfb]

Hoho, peopñle thatunderstand me!!!
I just wanna now, what or how are beeng the last OEM steppign of monarch.

monarch will not tell you what stepping is being shipped. inventory is being cleaned out so the stepping won't be consistent anyway. might get 0543, might get 0609, might get 0617, it's a total shot in the dark. i wouldn't recommend buying from monarch anyway.

[breakfromyou]

What the with all the C2D Trolls. GO AWAY FROM THE AMD FORUM

+1

id rather get a 170 than a 165...they both overclock the same on average, right? id rather have a 10x multi, since i know my RAM can do 300+ at 2.5-3-3-7.

[biohead]

+1

i'd rather get a 170 than a 165...they both overclock the same on average, right? id rather have a 10x multi, since i know my RAM can do 300+ at 2.5-3-3-7.

As almost everyone has recently been getting 165s instead of 170s, we don't really know much about the newer 2006 steppings of the 170, thus we don't know how they overclock. We DO know that weeks 0610, 0615 and 0617 of the 165 are excellent overclockers and are common to hit 3ghz on air.
About your RAM, you can still max them out (cpu freq goes first though) with memory dividers, e.g. 333x9=3000mhz CPU speed, 183div=300mhz RAM speed.

[Bazikstano]

Post title will not get you info you want.

You need a title of WHAT IS LATEST MONARCH OPTY 165 STEPPING (Please?)

Done.

monarch will not tell you what stepping is being shipped. inventory is being cleaned out so the stepping won't be consistent anyway. might get 0543, might get 0609, might get 0617, it's a total shot in the dark. i wouldn't recommend buying from monarch anyway.

Ahap, I think I gona get a 165 next week in tankguys.after the price cut.

[Daved+]

Bazikstano, ¿no pagás impuestos aduaneros en Chile para hardware?