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- Feb 12, 2005
- Location
- Michigan
So, I bought some nice DDR-3200 DIMMs with the intention of building a AMD64 system. I was planning on getting a GTO2, and a Opetron 144 and ocing the heck out of it. Then I was like "why waste all this money on a single-core system that will probably be majorly outdated in a couple months". I was like, "I don't really need an insanely fast system now, just something to hold me over until the dual-core prices drop more, and until M2 comes out".
Thats when I started considering a Dothan setup. I already had my PSU, optical drive, HDD, case, and an XP-120 for my AMD64 setup. So, if I go Dothan, all I need is a mobo, adapter, and CPU. I found a P4P800-SE for under $100, a P-M 740 for $100, and am looking for an adapter. So, my question is this, how much faster (if at all) would say a 2.7GHz Dothan setup be against say, an Opetron 144 @ 2.6Ghz? Also, is there any advantage of getting a P-M 740 or say a 730? It's stock clock is 133MHz faster, but will that really make a difference when it comes to overclocking it?
Thats when I started considering a Dothan setup. I already had my PSU, optical drive, HDD, case, and an XP-120 for my AMD64 setup. So, if I go Dothan, all I need is a mobo, adapter, and CPU. I found a P4P800-SE for under $100, a P-M 740 for $100, and am looking for an adapter. So, my question is this, how much faster (if at all) would say a 2.7GHz Dothan setup be against say, an Opetron 144 @ 2.6Ghz? Also, is there any advantage of getting a P-M 740 or say a 730? It's stock clock is 133MHz faster, but will that really make a difference when it comes to overclocking it?
