Opteron 144 vs Athlon64 4000+

[krazieaznboi]

4000 for sure. Both the 3700+ and 4000+ are known to clock quite well.

Also it has a much higher multiplier which can make ocing easier as you won't have to run insanely high FSB speeds.

3700+ and the 4000+ are the most well known OCers. the 3700+ is more for the pros and the 4000+ is more for the noobies.

now i need to find a good stepping processor. wat r good steppings for the 4000+?

 

[gurusan]

nah the 3700 and 4000 both are equally easy to clock.

anyway I had a kab2e 0548fpmw 3700+ and it wasn't bad at all.

 

[veg1992]

they are built on the same core so which ever has the higher standard clock speed is ur best bet. Any reason ur not going for a dual core X2 4000+ or Opteron 165 ( <-this one can get 2.8 GHZ easily)

 

[krazieaznboi]

im not getting a dual core becuase when AMD64 is OCed, a single performs the same an dual core OC. if you don't believe me, ill show u some CPU charts.

 

[Sora]

In gaming probably yes but there is no doubt that in multitasking dual core is better.

Even now a lot of games see a 15-20% increase in performance with Dual-core

I know Oblivion does.

 

[Deathawk]

I got a 3700+ to 2.95ghz prime stable, I can't imagine it being any harder with a 4000+.

 

[krazieaznboi]

how well processors OC also depends on steppings.

 

[gurusan]

im not getting a dual core becuase when AMD64 is OCed, a single performs the same an dual core OC. if you don't believe me, ill show u some CPU charts.

It really depends on the application and game...and the OS. Vista on a single core is nowhere near as snappy as on a dual core....and games like Quake 4 and Supreme Commander really shine with dual core. (dual core is pretty much a prerequisite with Supreme Commander)

 

[krazieaznboi]

well, the athlon64 4000+ is discontinued so im gonan go for opteron 144

 

[Nagasama]

yeah and either one of them will most likely NOT like high fsb speeds.
so go with the higher stock and cross your fingers.