KBY Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Hi all, newbie with a question, only thing missing from my new system is the cpu. The real question is, does the opteron 165 or 170 work wel with crucial ballistix 3200? If not I'll go with the x2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evancold Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 I would say to go with the Opteron in my opinion if you intend to overclock. Most of the Optys OC better than the X2's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBY Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Well I'm still trying to get my hands on one, out of stock sofar with unknown availability. No the real question is, does it work well with the crucial memory? Oh and owning a dfi without overclocking? Sounds silly to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evancold Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Where are you looking at getting your CPU from? As far as how it works with crucial memory I am not sure. But I do know that my Expert board hated my Ballistix, so I ended up selling my Ballistix and getting some G. Skill. I would not recommend using Ballistix on the Expert board in my opinion. They will work on the board however it is going to take ALOT of work and tweaking, at least it did for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBY Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Wel actually I love the crucial but if indeed it doesn't work well I'll have to sell it. I just wondered if this type of memory, unregistered and all, worked well with the opteron. If it doesn't work well with the dfi, well I can't test that at this moment but it is in the recommended memory thread. As for the cpu, I live in the netherlands and am browsing through a bunch of webshops that sell these but non have stock or any indication of when they will have one so perhaps it'll be the x2 afterall out of pure necessity. No shops nearby that sell opterons, these shops more expensive anyway so I'm better off buying via web. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 i think if you can get an dc opteron...grab it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CsA-TAZ Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 Well I'm still trying to get my hands on one, out of stock sofar with unknown availability. No the real question is, does it work well with the crucial memory? Oh and owning a dfi without overclocking? Sounds silly to me ADDED BY TAZ,"some people buy very fast cars and never exceed the speed limit" Hmm almost as silly as ur question, how would we know if ur ballistix will work well with either CPU?, the question should be will it work with my MoBo and crucial would tell you yes but, there aint no two PCs the same what works for me may not work for you! I would guess that ur memory will work well with either CPU! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBY Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Well the opteron cpu is a server cpu which generally is more specific about which memory it will allow in use, which is why I asked. Anyway, I can get my hands on a opteron 170 for 410, but a x2 4400 for 490 (euros), choices choices. Any recommendations? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts