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| | #21 (permalink) |
| Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Wouldnt a 6000+ be a better option to the FX-60. Arent they cheaper? I havent checked. Get the opty, its a cheap solution to keep you going for a while before your next build - does anyone really think NOW is a good time to buy and FX-60...?
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| | #23 (permalink) | |
| kidnapped by intel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house
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my 3600 is clocked at the same speed as an x2 6000. the difference is the cache, and that will mak a small difference in gaming performance (not much), but it is a pretty noticable advantage when encoding and compressing. if you do not do that, an x2 3600 will serve you as well as the higher end amd chips. mine does. the 3600 is a dual core as well. you are correct about the usage of server vs desktop. but the opty chips also make good desktop chips, as they process information much the same way as amd's desktop chips.
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| | #24 (permalink) |
| Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2005
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| Not to mention the higher quality silicon used when making an opty giving you the option to overclock those chips like mofos.
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| I cry blood for AMD! | Quote:
if i just stick with desktop, which one should i get? The x2 3600+, or x2 4600+, or the x2 4800+? If i can find the 4800+, i will be thrilled. thx for ur help by the way, i appreicate it. Quote:
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| | #26 (permalink) |
| kidnapped by intel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house
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| well, if you are not going to overclock, you should stick to the best that you can afford. if you can find a 4800, get that. you would have to overclock both the opty and the 3600 to reach the performance level of a 4800. out of the optys, the better overclocker is the 165.
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| | #27 (permalink) | |
| I cry blood for AMD! | Quote:
IF NOT HOWEVER, then ill go with an Opteron 165 n maybe OC it a little. Question though, y not 170? U say that 165 is more OCable? How so?
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| | #28 (permalink) |
| kidnapped by intel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house
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| lol well...i dont really know why. it just is. the same way my 3600 will probably overclock better than a 4800. all of the research that i have done into optys suggests that the 165 just gets easier clocks with less voltage. it also could have something to do with the fact that the 165s are way more popular in desktops than the 170. thats probably a big factor. they are both great cpus, tho.
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| I cry blood for AMD! | Quote:
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| | #30 (permalink) |
| former amd gt player Join Date: Jul 2006
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| so topty 170 wiull be beter for gaming then a e6300? and im trying to do 2 things one is keap my computer up a litle longer until i can afford a new build in the spring and salvage this machien and teh second is to try and build a new system faster but im preaty sure i could get the 150 for the 170 as a end of the year gift off of my father instead of a nitro tank for my paint ball gun and what kind of increase will i get from my 4000+ edit: plus im getting a 8800gts 320 mb by the end of the week for free from xfx to replace my 7900gt
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