X2 3800 Or Opteron 165

[Dr_Frankenstein]

well i have got myself an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum board and now i am looking for which cpu to get

 

problem is i am lost, i want to go dual core but i am on a budget so want maximun bang for my buck (in my case pounds)

 

the only cpus i can afford are the X2 3800 or the Opteron 165

 

these are what i have read as the differences between the two cpu's

 

3800 X2

2.0 ghz per core

10X Multi

512kb Cache per core

89w power comsumption

Single HTT Link

 

opteron 165

1.8ghz Per Core

9X Multi

1mb Cache Per Core

110w Power Consumption

Single HTT Link

 

now i have read if i overclock the opty to 2.0ghz it will outperform the x2 due to the larger cache.

 

 

now what do i get and any opinions

 

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why the hell is it so hard to find a specific cpu specs on the amd site

[LivingGhost]

Because they only show the best ones.

 

I suggest getting the Opteron, as from what I can tell on these boards they overclock well.

 

Then again, I am a noob, so, ask KB.

[ICON57]

i was able to run my X2 3800 on my dfi mobo @ 290x 9multi

but its on ebay as we speak, i have an opty 148 coming

i say got for the opty, better cache...i was not really impressed too much with the 3800 x2....i am a gamer, so the dual thing was no diff than my p4's with ht...in fact it even seemed slower