CPU Questoin

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john3

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Guys I dunno which CPU to pick. These are my choices

1) 64 x2 3800+
2)opteron 144
3) opteron 246
 
First off, Remove the Opteron 246 from your list as it is a Socket 940.

and second what is this CPU intended for. If it's gaming then the Opteron 165. If it's school work or other applications then a Sempron.
 
with 940-pin CPU board, you wont get options with motherboard that you can get with 939-pin (Athlon in this case). unless otherwise you are installing everything seperately, but again, Opetrons are made for stability, whilst Athlons are made for performance (in basic config).
 
The 165 is 200MHZ slower than the 3800+x2, but it has double the cache. You could overclock it a simple 200mhz, you could do that on stock cooling and stock voltage, and it would be as fast as the 3800+ with double the cache. Of course it overclocks faster the 3800+, I have one, and mine is at 2.8GHz on air cooling. That's faster than the FX-60.
 
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