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[Bilbotubbins]

what sort of speeds could i get out of an opteron 165 on air cooling in a soprano case with the stock fans. would i be better getting the 165 and ocing it instead of the x2 3800.

keep in mind that i havent overclocked before.

thanks

 

[PZEROFGH]

You'll probably get around 2.5-2.9Ghz depending on what week you get, i seen a couple of week 50's around here, dont know what they do. But for OC'ing defintely go for the Opty most likely, and with the 2MB cache its a steal

 

[Bilbotubbins]

what week ... wtf. so i could get it to say 2.2 and it still run cool (sub 40 at idle), would this http://www.corsair.com/corsair/products/specs/twinx1024-3200c2.pdf
like being oced too

 

[003]

Yes you would have to OC your RAM as well. If you dont want to, you could always place a divider on it. My 165 week CCB1E 0550VPMW should be here today, this stepping has reports of hitting 2.7GHz at stock voltage.

 

[HAVOC]

Yes you would have to OC your RAM as well. If you dont want to, you could always place a divider on it. My 165 week CCB1E 0550VPMW should be here today, this stepping has reports of hitting 2.7GHz at stock voltage.

LEAVE THE IHS ON THIS ONE!!!

I've read several places that Opty's don't respond well to memory dividers? Can anyone confirm or deny this?

 

[beedubaya]

Well, I used a memory divider because my RAM isn't good for overclocking. I clocked my Opty 165 at 2.2 GHz and still see idle temps around 30*C and load temps of around 40*C. The memory divider hasn't been a problem for me. One day when i get new memory, i plan on removing the divider and OC'ing it.

 

[PoisonPorkchop]

I'm confused now. You HAVE to OC your ram when you OC your CPU? I was planning on getting a 165 but I have crappy ram.....

 

[beedubaya]

No you can set a divider to keep it at 200MHz. I set mine at 5:6, being as I OC'ed my HTT to 245MHz.

 

[PoisonPorkchop]

Is a memory divider a piece of hardware you buy or is it software? I'm sorry for the noobosity but I have never heard of any of this before.

 

[beedubaya]

It should be a BIOS setting.