Quote Originally Posted by situman
My impression was that the 170 generally had better cores and peeps were hitting near 3ghz. Most 165 max about 2.8 or so. Yea maybe the 170 does have slightly better silicon. I'm starting to think the IHS has poor contact thats why it blew up like it did or maybe the sealants completely sealed up all the openings and there wasn't any way for gases to escape and it blew. AMD should take a look.
So i should pay an extra 100$ and go for the 170 ? U think its wworht that extra 100$ ?