Opeteron 148 Vs. San Diego 3700+

[AngelfireUk83]

I have just build a 3700+ but my mate wants to move from P4 to AMD64 anyways he saw a Opty 148 with the same speed as my 3700+ and lv2 cache.

He would like me to ask on here are the just as good as the 3700+ for daily desktop use the opty is the same price as i paid for the 3700. But it comes with a stock HS/fan where as I had to purchase 1 seperate as it was OEM.

 

[funnyperson1]

They are pretty much the same silicon, the Optys, FXs (55/57), and 3700+ were all San Diego core CPUS I believe. Might as well get the Opty if it comes with a heatsink. My Opty 144 did 2.6 with the stock heatsink, no problem.

 

[smokie mcpott]

my opty 148 did 3ghz

 

[QuietIce]

Overall the Optys tend to OC better than any other chip (except maybe the FX series). If it's anywhere near the same price get the Opty ...

 

[tuskenraider]

Get the Opty. Also, the stock cooler isn't that horrible, even when overclocking, if he needs to save money and use it.