bnevets27 Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 The opty 165 CCBBE are supposed to overclock well. My question is should i bother sellin my x2 4400 for about the same price i can get a opty 165 w/CCBBE stepping? According to ebay i should be able to get $170-200 for my x2 4400 and i can get the opty 165 CCBBE for $210 including shippin with a buy it now. Keeping in mind my memory in my sig, i figured it might be a factor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 No. In order to get the most out of an above average 165 requires PC4000 memory because of the 9x multiplier. Most 165s don't like dividers below 150 and some refuse to boot below 166. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleDavid218 Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 No. In order to get the most out of an above average 165 requires PC4000 memory because of the 9x multiplier. Most 165s don't like dividers below 150 and some refuse to boot below 166.I second that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdoradz Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 mine boot @ 150 multi, and ddr500 is a must for those sucker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 I've never had a 165 that wouldn't boot at 150 with any type of memory but I do know a couple of people that are stuck at 166 as a minimum. On the other hand I have never had one that would boot with a high FSB on either Experts or Venus motherboards at 140. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 darn, wasn't looking forward to buying new memory. Maybe a bit later on... with that said. Would it make sense to run: fsb:300 multi:9 divider:150 i get a dram of:225 and a clock of:2700 this is for the opty or say fsb:250 multi:11 divider:166/183 i get a dram of:196/211 and a clock of:2700 For my x2 4400 Now the opty would give me room to play around later on. But would the opty run cooler at 2700 then the x2? And would the opty be more easily stable at 2700 then the x2? That's if i can get my x2 to 2700. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 Ive been looking at memory, what would be good for this application? Is it worth it getting new memory and this opty or should i just stick with what i got? I figure i need to decide soon because i think my x2 is gonna loose its value pretty soon. How would this memory be: http://www.pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk/new-pro...000-2gb-kit.asp the guy who's selling it in the fs form's sig says this tho: Opteron 165 (CCBBE 0617FPMW) 2.924Ghz DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert Corsair 2x1gb XMS pc3200 Hes running pc3200.... Don't know much about memory so maybe its just because its good.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnevets27 Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 I would still like to know if this is a good idea or not. I understand that i need to get pc4000 memory for this to be worth while. My hope is to sell off my x2 and my memory and spend little to no money and get some better ram and a good 165 opty. I just want to know if its worth the trouble? I'm not sure what my current x2 4200 capable of (some delta's are in the mail) but i know the opty is capable of 2.9/3.0ghz. And possibly more on water? I just want to make sure i'm not downgrading. If i should go with the opty, which of these would be better: OCZ 2GB PC4000 EB Platinum Edition Dual Channel DDR Kit (2 x 1GB) or 2x1GB Ballistix DDR560 3-3-3-8-1T 2.7V http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68336 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darkslayer Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 Would it make sense to run:fsb:300 multi:9 divider:150 i get a dram of:225 and a clock of:2700 this is for the opty More like this: 300 9 150 250mhz (DDR500) 2700mhz When I clock my 3700 down to a 9x multi @ 300mhz, the ram is @ DDDR500. Just a heads up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan OS Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 http://www.blurbdesigns.com/OcCalc/calc.ht...x=5&RamRat=0.83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darkslayer Posted November 3, 2006 Posted November 3, 2006 oops, that was my bad. I was thinking 166, not 150. I aplogize. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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