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For a normal everyday user like myself what are the pros and cons of an opteron with 64bit capability over a Althon chip with 64bit capability?
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What does an Opteron 64 bit chip have over a Athlon chip?
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The Opteron will have Dual Channel DDR (depending on the platform you'll chose for A64, like Socket 754 single channel or Socket 939 dual channel)
The opteron motherboards are more expensive, as they are more expensive to produce
Opterons require ECC/Registered RAM which is more expensive. Also they run at 166MHz for RAM speed AFAIK, but not sure on that.
I don't see any reason to go with an opteron, unless you're going to build a server. Either get a S754 system now, or wait a couple of months till the s939 chips become more affordable.
The opteron motherboards are more expensive, as they are more expensive to produce
Opterons require ECC/Registered RAM which is more expensive. Also they run at 166MHz for RAM speed AFAIK, but not sure on that.
I don't see any reason to go with an opteron, unless you're going to build a server. Either get a S754 system now, or wait a couple of months till the s939 chips become more affordable.
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I am pretty sure that the opterons are meant for multi cpu servers, where clustering would be involved. Like the Athlon MP and the intel Xeon chips, these are just the new name for them...
