Which CPU for my new setup :)

huey · 12-30-05, 12:36 AM

I am upgrading my computer, and looking at cpu's. Alots changed since the day of the newcastle and the winchester 939's. I want to get a chip with a good amount of cache that also has a good amount of speed. I dont want to spend more than 300 on the chip. I was wondering what would be a good chip for my budget/rig.

Heres what i will be running
2x512 GSKILL FX's
DFI lanparty ultrad
ocz powerstream 520.
7800 GT
Watercooling. (not a kit)

castroman · 12-30-05, 12:44 AM

Well I love my 3700+ Sandy you can get them for as low as 202 with free 2 day shipping

IWasHungry · 12-30-05, 01:43 AM

Definetly looks like San Diego core will be the way to go with this setup. Here are your choices:
- 3700+
- Opteron 144
- Opteron 146
- Opteron 148

If you buy any one of these, chances are you'll be able to overclock it to >2.5GHz

darksparkz · 12-30-05, 01:53 AM

All the 144, 146, and 148 should OC to 2.9ghz or so, results vary, but many have done it.

If you are willing to break $300, you'd get a great CPU, the Opteron 165 dual core, just by spending that extra bit of money, you'd have a huge upgrade from the 148s.

funnyperson1 · 12-30-05, 01:55 AM

It would be like 20 bucks out of your budget, but imho dual core would be worth an extra 20 bucks. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=BA22051

If not, I think the 146 Opteron gives a nice balance of high clock speeds with high HTT speeds.

The Coolest · 12-30-05, 03:02 AM

I would also suggest you consider adding those $20-30 and get the dual core 165 Opteron.

huey · 12-30-05, 03:33 AM

Ok, going to go with the 165

12-30-05, 12:36 AM	Thread Starter #1
huey Member Join Date: Feb 2005	Which CPU for my new setup :) I am upgrading my computer, and looking at cpu's. Alots changed since the day of the newcastle and the winchester 939's. I want to get a chip with a good amount of cache that also has a good amount of speed. I dont want to spend more than 300 on the chip. I was wondering what would be a good chip for my budget/rig. Heres what i will be running 2x512 GSKILL FX's DFI lanparty ultrad ocz powerstream 520. 7800 GT Watercooling. (not a kit) __________________ AMD 3800x2 @ 2700mhz prime95 and superpi32m stable G.Skill fx's @ 300mhz 2.5-4-3-7 ocz powerstream 520 homegrown wc DFI Ultra-d ad0 x800GTO2-550/600 16pipes
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12-30-05, 12:44 AM	#2
castroman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cortland, NY	Well I love my 3700+ Sandy you can get them for as low as 202 with free 2 day shipping __________________ The-Computron Specs: CPU: Intel Core I7 920 Stock Heat Sink: Corsair H70 Mobo: EVGA X58 FTW3 1366 Intel RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) GPU: XFX GX-275X-ADQF GeForce GTX 275 Case: Corsair Graphite Series 600T PSU: Silverstone ST1000-P 1000W OS: Windows 7 x64 Professional
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12-30-05, 01:43 AM	#3
IWasHungry Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Seattle, WA	Definetly looks like San Diego core will be the way to go with this setup. Here are your choices: - 3700+ - Opteron 144 - Opteron 146 - Opteron 148 If you buy any one of these, chances are you'll be able to overclock it to >2.5GHz
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12-30-05, 01:53 AM	#4
darksparkz Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	All the 144, 146, and 148 should OC to 2.9ghz or so, results vary, but many have done it. If you are willing to break $300, you'd get a great CPU, the Opteron 165 dual core, just by spending that extra bit of money, you'd have a huge upgrade from the 148s. __________________ Antec P182 w/ 3 Yate Loon D1SL-12 Intel DG965WH Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G.Skill 4x2GB DDR2 PC6400 4-4-4-12 WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD eVGA 8800GTS 512MB Asus DRW-24B1ST Corsair HX520 Scythe Ninja w/Panaflo 120mmx38mm FBA12G12M [Heatware] <---Or rather lack of heatware
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12-30-05, 01:55 AM	#5
funnyperson1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Northern VA	It would be like 20 bucks out of your budget, but imho dual core would be worth an extra 20 bucks. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....iteria=BA22051 If not, I think the 146 Opteron gives a nice balance of high clock speeds with high HTT speeds. __________________ "Strong with the fold this boy is, fold you must"-NASSoccer its a shame you cant ban people for being ignorant fanboys.... My Heatware [Gigabyte MA790X-UDP4][PHII 940BE][Thermalright Ultra90][2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC][Palit HD4850][Enhance 5150GH][Windows 7,Ubuntu 12.04]
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12-30-05, 03:02 AM	#6
The Coolest Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel	I would also suggest you consider adding those $20-30 and get the dual core 165 Opteron. __________________ "<The_Coolest> You can't unwaste wasted CPU cycles" - Start FOLDing now! Main rig: Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz @ 4.5GHz (Scythe Mugen2) / Mobo: Biostar TP67XE / SSD: Crucial M4 128GB (+ HDDs) / GPU: HD5450 or 8800 Ultra / Mem: 4x4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill 4GBXL RipJaws X - 16GB total / PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W. Secondary rig: Core i3 540 3.06GHz @ Stock / Mobo: MSI H55M-ED55 / GPU: Integrated / Mem: 2x2GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill 4GBRL RipJaws - 4GB total / PSU: FSP ATX350-PNR 350W. Core Temp - Accurate temperature monitor for Intel's Core/Core 2 and AMD64 processors Heatware
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12-30-05, 03:33 AM	Thread Starter #7
huey Member Join Date: Feb 2005	Ok, going to go with the 165 __________________ AMD 3800x2 @ 2700mhz prime95 and superpi32m stable G.Skill fx's @ 300mhz 2.5-4-3-7 ocz powerstream 520 homegrown wc DFI Ultra-d ad0 x800GTO2-550/600 16pipes
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