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Similar price here. wondering which would give better performance?
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Which is best, 64 Venice 3500, or Opertron 144, for 939
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144 overclocked
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ditto
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Rattle said:
and what about 3500 overclocked against the 144 opteron overclocked?
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If you're going to run stock get the A64.
If you're going to OC, get the Opty.
If you're going to OC, get the Opty.
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generally the opteron will oc anywhere from 100 to 300 mhz faster
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Yes, and it has twice the L2 cache as well.
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I agree .. running stock go with the 3500 and if you plan to OC go with the 144.
The 144 will OC better than the 3500.. sure you could luck out and get a bad 144 but the chance of that happening is slim...
Ran a 3500 on my Ultra-D at just over 2700 with high volts (i believe it was 1,5-1,55)
My new 144 is running that on 1,376..
The 144 will OC better than the 3500.. sure you could luck out and get a bad 144 but the chance of that happening is slim...
Ran a 3500 on my Ultra-D at just over 2700 with high volts (i believe it was 1,5-1,55)
My new 144 is running that on 1,376..
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I say go for the Opty 144.
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Opterons tend to hit a wall at lower volts, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what kind/how good your cooling is.
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~Thanks guys for the replies.
Went for the 3500 option. Its my first time with AMD, and the mb i got is not that high end (Asus A8V-MX) and i hear the opetrons require fairly high end mbs.
For the moment im pretty happy, once i can get this puppy fired up.
Went for the 3500 option. Its my first time with AMD, and the mb i got is not that high end (Asus A8V-MX) and i hear the opetrons require fairly high end mbs.
For the moment im pretty happy, once i can get this puppy fired up.
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Well if you went Venice hopefully you got the one with free AoE III?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103603
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103603
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i went with the 144 
i did a lot of research because i was in your position. double the l2 cache, higher oc's and cheaper. ive seen them for around 130 a few times
i did a lot of research because i was in your position. double the l2 cache, higher oc's and cheaper. ive seen them for around 130 a few times 
