ButtChew Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 So I have my new rig picked out and almost ready to order. After lots of helpful advice, I have the system tweaked out nicely with one last question (the title of the thread). I'm trying to decide between an Opteron 170 OC'd to 2.4ghz, or a stock X24800 (stock is 2.4ghz on the X2). Opty is definatlely cheaper, but I was wondering about the comparison in performance. If I go with the Opty, I would buy the external water cooling system from Thermaltake to cool my CPU, Graphics Card, and possibly the north bridge. I dont mind the extra $$ if the X2 is indeed worth it. I will be doing lots of heavy gaming and graphic design if that makes a difference. Advice and comments are greatly appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDMF Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Same architecture, same ghz, same performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 yeah, zero difference unless you take overclocking probability into account and try to go for 2.8Ghz or so, in which case i would get the 170 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoetuS Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 The opty is cheaper and will do almost any speed (if not more) the 4800 will do... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmay119 Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 From what I've read as well. The Opterons have a better Silicon straining to them, although it's only word of mouth so my statement has no real validity. I wen't with the Opty because it was cheaper, offered the same amount of L2 Cache, and also they seem to OC very very well. I just put together the system in my signature yesterday, and I now have this Chip running @ 2.5GHz on stock volts, Prime Stable (For 2Hrs 15Minutes, I stopped prime because a thunderstorm was brewin' in my area and 2 summers ago I lost my system to a lightning strike). I'll Prime it for 8 hours here in the coming days and add it to the OC database. http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2...prime9528xz.jpg (I had to instances of CPU-z open, but forgot to set one of them to the memory MHz page, I am running @ DDR500 3-3-2-8 So far, I love the hell outta this chip. It's done everything I could ask of it and then some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButtChew Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Well how can I argue with so much Opty love? I'm convinced Cmay, what type of cooling are you using for your Processor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmay119 Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Believe it or not, but this is the stock cooler with stock paste on it as well. Although, 47C is getting a little hot for my liking, so I'll probably add a different cooler w/ some AS5 shortly. These chips are known to go a lot further than 2.5GHz as well, but as always your mileage may vary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 1, 2006 Posted April 1, 2006 so you started the thread ehh? lol.. like i said opties go better... yes i do believe they have better silicon crapp... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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