capthowdy575 Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 Ok im looking to buy a new CPU but im kinda on a budget of like 225 tops thats us. i want something that has a good chance of overclocking pretty good im im using a DFI MOBO. It needs to be socket 939. O and do the dual cores oc well if so what one its pretty good thanks for all the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103622 thats the one that I have, the only thing is that I have stock cooling and my memory sucks... but that one is only $87 before shipping and it is a 2.2 at stock settings...I like mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCManiac Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 If I were you I would go ahead and buy an fx-55 from newegg. I also heard that it can get over 3ghz Newegg Or the cheaper version: Newegg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 what would be better for games the fx55 or a dual core or a opey i really dont care what stock speeds or since i will be overclocking i know i dont want anything less then a 3700+. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 Dual core will get you basically nowhere for games. Down the road, that will probably change, but right now you're much better off to go with a faster single core chip. I'd say go for the 3700+ myself. It's basically the same exact chip as the Opteron 148 that I have. Later week 3700's have been clocking VERY well, and with good cooling they regularly hit 3.0ghz. For under $100, that's killer. And since I haven't really seen any other 939 chips getting much over 3ghz without crazy cooling, you really can't beat the performance. I've stuck with my 148 this long because I really haven't seen any AMD chips get much further than it can, even in the AM2 world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) what would be faster a 3700+ or the opty when it comes to oc. what does a optey 170 compare to in dual core. could someone please help me with this. thanks Edited November 30, 2006 by capthowdy575 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) an Opteron 170 has stock speed of 10x200 and 1MB per core... i've overclocked mine ~42% from 2000 MHz to 2835 MHz... the difference in games between my Opteron 146 @ 3070 MHz and the Opteron 170 @ 2835 MHz is imperceivable... i'd have to fraps compare games to actually notice any difference... i switched to dual core because it basically doubles my performance for video encoding and 3D rendering... and those are things that can take a LONG time, so double the performance roughly halves the wait... Edited November 30, 2006 by hardnrg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 what would be faster a 3700+ or the opty when it comes to oc. what does a optey 170 compare to in dual core. could someone please help me with this. thanks The Opteron 148 is the 3700+. They're the exact same processor, just a different name for marketting purposes. Buy whichever is cheaper. the difference in games between my Opteron 146 @ 3070 MHz and the Opteron 170 @ 2835 MHz is imperceivable... i'd have to fraps compare games to actually notice any difference... You'll see this from pretty much anyone who's switched from single-core to dual-core. Dual-core has some great benefits, but not for gaming. The 170 is going to perform the same in games, but it's going to cost you over twice as much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 yup, while the slightly slower overclocked speed won't really hurt your performance in games, you'd have to have some good reasons to warrant spending twice as much for a dual core cpu... "multitasking" doesn't count lol... smp-enabled apps do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 photoshop with 50+ layers, DVD de/encoding and Video Editing made me switch! although I also game a lot, even at stock speeds the processor is more than fast enough to handle any game I throw at it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 FINALLY! others who have seen the light are speaking out I agree with the statements about dual core AND the minor increase of a few mhz here and there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted November 30, 2006 Posted November 30, 2006 ok so im either getting a 3700+ or a fx55 does anyone know were i can get a fx55 cheap at i know the egg had a sell but i didnt have the money then and i think its over. o and can anyone tell me of a good power supply for ocing im looking at the ocz 700 watt one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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