Which dual core to buy ?

Which is the best option, Opteron 165 or X2 4200+ (considering that they cost the same) ?

Quote from: decalpha on 07-March-06, 14:31:24
Just one more doubt, will my current Mobo. cause problems while o/c 165   
Looks like youré going to be fine with a 165 opteron in combination with your MoBo / bios.
I would recommend a hdd format / new Win XP SP2 installation to recognize both cores and get best performance.
There is an AMD dual-core driver and a MS hotfix as well that could be used if you´re experience any kind of instability.
PSU looks fine and should deliver stable power and not set any limit for your OC adventure.
Don´t know what mobo/cpu fluctation you can expect on the K8N SLi Platinum board, but I got some 0,03v on my K8N Neo2 and it still handle a stable decent OC on my 146 single opteron.
As for dual-core cpu, I have an X2 3800+ on a DFI LP NF4 mobo overclocked to 2700mhz prime95 stable with both cores. It is powered by a Tagan 480w like yours. The cpu fluctation is practically 0,0 when running OCCT test.
Starting OC you probably already know there´s some bios setting that usually needs to be changed.
HT 4x or 3x depending on what "FSB" that is used ( HT 4x up to 250 and HT 3x above 250 )
The 165 has a low 9 multiplier which means you probably need to run very high "FSB" and use the HT 3x option if your going for higher OC ( compared to the X2 4200+ that has a 11 multiplier ) and for memory setting you will probably need to use at least 166 divider or even lower depending on what memory quality you´ve got ( only says 2x512 in your sig.)
I would also recommend running memory at T2 setting for best stability if you´re aiming for the higher OC numbers.
Then you have to find out what vcore ( ex.1.4v) and vdimm (ex.2.75v) that needs to be set for OC and some other things as well, but you could always read more about the details here ;
http://www.short-media.com/review.php?p=1&r=300
Good Luck to you.....

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