Opty 165 or 4400 X2?

[SuB]

which one is better? :S i was thinking about upping to a 4400x2 (for the 2MB L2 cache) once i get my loan thru for uni.. but later spotted the 165 opty which is the same cache wise, but lower clocked.. but from what i remember opty's overclock better?

any help guys?

 

[|3ourne]

for your ram / setup , 4400+ would be a better choice. Opterons overshadowed the X2 series but they are JUST as good if not better ( being higher binned ). Not to mention on your board , high HTT is difficult to achieve.

 

[SuB]

okie doke i'll prolly go with the 4400 then, 21 views and 1 reply anyone else got any advice lol?

the opty is cheaper, but hmm.. 4400 if it'l perform better i may as well get that then?

 

[Ham]

|3ourne knows more than lots of us put together .

But yes, Go for the 4400. Memory controlers are better also if my memory serves me.

 

[|3ourne]

wait for 24th june . Amd is getting set for lowering prices after conroe's launch. You will get good prices. You will benefit from getting a 3800+ X2 as well. Its been proven over and over that other than SuperPi and other numberical benchies the extra cache really doesnt help. So you can easily get away with 2x512K cache and save urself some money especially since the newer 3800+ X2 are ocing soo nicely .

 

[Dav0s]

i thinkt he 4400's are now better overclockers after they started speed binning the optys

 

[|3ourne]

i think the 4400's are now better overclockers after they started speed binning the optys

opterons have always been made from better silicon than AMD desktop chips. Its because stability is highly valued in the server market as is the power consumption. However , with the X2 being better than single core has a better silicon.

 

[Raven]

Its been proven over and over that other than SuperPi and other numberical benchies the extra cache really doesnt help.

second that, infact a higher cache can even give you less performance from some aspects as in superpi, but its EXTREMLY small difference and is only seen through benchmark programs.

i started a thread some time ago named cpu cache with some numbers on superpi with different cache sizes.

 

[Ham]

wait for 24th june

....but its the 2nd of july

 

[SuB]

i do alot of 3D work, rendering and such, which is multi threaded.. i know it's memory intensive, but will it use the cache? or am i really wasting cash on a 4400?

 

[Raven]

....but its the 2nd of july

not for |3ourne as he is in the bermuda triangle

my gues its the 24th july ?

 

[SuB]

it'l be after then anyway prolly be around september time that i get my loan thru

 

[Counter Terrorist Zombie]

My work was having difficulty sourcing any 939s, but when we did, they were extremely cheap (single core 64s that is).

if the prices of the X2 939s halve, then I'll bin the idea of upgrading to a conroe system all together!