AaronMan Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 AM2 is great, but I have to say... CPU makes a huge difference in gaming. After I overclocked, I was able to kick up the resolution in FEAR and max out all the quality settings and still get same frames I did before (when it was on medium). And also, Opteron is a server/workstation product. I don't know why, but AMD only wants server motherboards to support this CPU from now on. It's stupid but whatever. EDIT: Damnit, I was just wondering to myself why I didn't buy an Opteron... All these great things you hear. At least I got the 2MB of L2 on my Athlon though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 AaronMan opterons are the unknown kings of overclocking by the general public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronMan Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Oh I know, my friend's got an Opteron and it freakin' rocks in overclock. I just must've had a complete brain failure not even think about buying an Opteron while I was building my rig. Although, my Athlon went from 2.0 to 2.8 incredibly easy, and it's 8+ hours prime-stable (I shut it down manually). Went to 2.7 without a voltage change. Next CPU is totally going to be a K8L Opty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Oh I know, my friend's got an Opteron and it freakin' rocks in overclock. I just must've had a complete brain failure not even think about buying an Opteron while I was building my rig. Although, my Athlon went from 2.0 to 2.8 incredibly easy, and it's 8+ hours prime-stable (I shut it down manually). Went to 2.7 without a voltage change. Next CPU is totally going to be a K8L Opty. well if you planning on going opteron, i would look at the opteron 180. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronMan Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 No but I already have socket am2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 oh damn didn't even notice.. you should have waited for AM3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejamesvolta Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Here is the stepping for anyone who is curious: CCBYF0628SPMW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejamesvolta Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Likewhoa@ Why would you suggest an Opty 180? You could get a 165 for cheaper and it will still probably overclock the same. More bang for your buck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy007 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 oh damn didn't even notice.. you should have waited for AM3 Am3 processors should work on am2 motherboards as far as i heard becoz AM2 motherboards came out recently and AMD arent going to make their customers buy another MB in 1 year to benefit from AM3 so AM3 shold work with AM2 mobos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Am3 processors should work on am2 motherboards as far as i heard becoz AM2 motherboards came out recently and AMD arent going to make their customers buy another MB in 1 year to benefit from AM3 so AM3 shold work with AM2 mobos yes but but am2 doesn't have HT3 which is 1000MHz faster btw quad-cores will not run at their full speed on AM2 sockets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Likewhoa@ Why would you suggest an Opty 180? You could get a 165 for cheaper and it will still probably overclock the same. More bang for your buck! 12x multiplier ofcourse and newegg are shipping the CCBBE steppings, so i say it's a great invested.. higher multiplier = lower HTT = good for subzero runs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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