Need advice: FX-51 vs. 3500+ winnie

[NicoOCZ]

hey,

i was originally planning to build a 3500+ winnie + k8n neo2 system. now i just shot an opteron 144 + sk8n + 2gb khx for about 350e (~$450). as i could get my hands on a fx-51, i'm considering which system to build.

fx-51 + sk8n + 2gb khx or
3500+ winnie + k8n neo2 + 1gb mushkin bh5

of course the winnie might - and prolly will - overclock better, but i'm pretty sure that i can convince the 51 to work at 2400mhz, which would be fx-53 speed. question is how much performance the reg ram would eat, not to mention that the timings of the 2gb modules are 2,5-3-3-8, while the mushkins do 2-2-2-5.
last but not least, the fx-51 system would come with the feeling to have some kinda exclusive system

long story short, which system would you keep? and why?

thanks!

p.s.: anyone know if the ddr booster is sk8n compatible?

[quicksilverXP]

939 definitely. It has a better upgrade path and can utilized unregistered memory. There's no point in overclocking if you don't have the ram to do it with.

[Squid_Spit]

s939 all the way, can oc much higher which will result much better perfromance.

[NicoOCZ]

well true, but consider that this package costs me around 350 bucks (including the fx getting traded for some hardware i dont need anymore). the 939 board + cpu is close to 450 bucks, and doesn't even include pci-e, so it isn't that much future proof either.

so, i could return the 939 stuff or sell it and end up with a money plus if sticking with the fx-51. that'd save money for the pci-e/dual core/etc upgrade next year.

i wonder how big the performance difference actually would be ...

[G|-|oST]

I think that either way you do it, you will still have a kick ass system, no question about that. If money is a concern,
and it is for most of us, then go with whatever is more financially viable. When it comes down to it, an FX @ 2.4GHz
with TWO freakin' gigs of RAM is nothing to complain about.

[Der_KHAN]

I think that either way you do it, you will still have a kick ass system, no question about that. If money is a concern,
and it is for most of us, then go with whatever is more financially viable. When it comes down to it, an FX @ 2.4GHz
with TWO freakin' gigs of RAM is nothing to complain about.

i disagree!
how can a rig EVER!!! be fast enough!?


sicness, have you already checked if u can disable ecc in the sk8n's bios?
if so the only question is how many megahurtz the khx will do, if it'll reach like 250+ at those timings (and command rate 1T of course) i think you should be fine, cuz the perf gain of a 2.5g-ish winnie wont be very big

[edit] btw, what would that fx-51 cost you?

[NicoOCZ]

thanks for your replies

der_khan:

a friend of mine has 2 of em, i think he'd be selling them for 350e. i'm trying to get one traded for my old rigs' stuff
don't have the sk8n here yet, so no idea about ecc disabling.

[Noktar]

Auf jeden Fall den Wichester.
Besser ocbar usw.
Aber wenn du dir nen Fx53 leisten kannst, wieso nicht "einfach" net Fx53, evtl. kriegst einen gebrauchten halbwegs "günstig" !

[Der_KHAN]

mensch noktar! dat isn englischet forum, hömma!

anyway, instead of spending 350 for the fx, i'd add another 50e and get a 3500-winnie+mb

[Noktar]

Ich weiß Der_KHAN (nur viele schreiben ab und an Spanisch usw. und --> ich Deutsch )

Maybe u can get a 3700+ Winni and a MSI K8T Neo 2

[black rose]

i disagree!
how can a rig EVER!!! be fast enough!?

A rig is fast enough until we can afford an upgrade (at least in my case of being a poor college student)

Definately go with the 939 plat tho... more options for ram and better OC potential.

[NicoOCZ]

thanks guys!

i got the 939 stuff here now, 940 should come within the next few days. think i'll wait till i've set up both and decide then