Meithan said:Opterons are server CPUs. This means they're designed with the "slower but safer" concept in mind. The instruction set is limited, not containing as many game-oriented instructions as normal desktop CPUs. Opterons tend to suck at SuperPi for some reason (weak FPU?)
As I said above, for normal use, get an E6300; for overclocking, get an E6400.
Rawmaterial said:is this mobo limited for a c2d system?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813135022
Amd gt player said:if you plan on buying a mobo dont get anything besides asus many will say other wise even for ocing the the asus boards are good now as they have a 680i chipset