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Best gaming CPU
Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or
the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? Thanks! |
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On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:04:48 +0000, Mr. Mustang wrote:
Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? Thanks! In socket 939 there isn't any difference at the moment. However in a few weeks there will be. AMD is dropping the 1M cache Athlon64s, after they do that you'll have to buy an Opteron to get 1M caches. |
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"Mr. Mustang" wrote...
Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? The FX series of the A64 usually gets the gaming nod, due to their higher clock speeds and large cache. The FX60 is the top of the heap for a single-core, and the FX62 is the introductory dual-core gaming CPU. Apparently all future FX CPUs will be in the AM2 socket. |
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FX60 is a dual core as well. Fx57 is last of single core
On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:55:16 -0700, "John Weiss" jrweiss98155nospamatnospamcomcastdotnospamnet wrote: "Mr. Mustang" wrote... Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? The FX series of the A64 usually gets the gaming nod, due to their higher clock speeds and large cache. The FX60 is the top of the heap for a single-core, and the FX62 is the introductory dual-core gaming CPU. Apparently all future FX CPUs will be in the AM2 socket. |
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And it looks like the FX62 is the new AM2 cpu
On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:55:16 -0700, "John Weiss" jrweiss98155nospamatnospamcomcastdotnospamnet wrote: "Mr. Mustang" wrote... Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? The FX series of the A64 usually gets the gaming nod, due to their higher clock speeds and large cache. The FX60 is the top of the heap for a single-core, and the FX62 is the introductory dual-core gaming CPU. Apparently all future FX CPUs will be in the AM2 socket. |
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Mr. Mustang wrote: Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? Thanks! With the recent price drops, the Ath 64 3800 may be the best buy for gaming. Bench tests show it faster than the 3700 which is the same as the Opteron 148. |
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Yep! My misteak!
"Hawkeye" wrote... FX60 is a dual core as well. Fx57 is last of single core On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:55:16 -0700, "John Weiss" wrote: "Mr. Mustang" wrote... Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? The FX series of the A64 usually gets the gaming nod, due to their higher clock speeds and large cache. The FX60 is the top of the heap for a single-core, and the FX62 is the introductory dual-core gaming CPU. Apparently all future FX CPUs will be in the AM2 socket. |
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Merrill P. L. Worthington wrote: Mr. Mustang wrote: Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? Thanks! With the recent price drops, the Ath 64 3800 may be the best buy for gaming. Bench tests show it faster than the 3700 which is the same as the Opteron 148. Last I checked, ZipZoomFly had 3800s for under $140. |
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Multiplier is the main difference, the cores are essentially the same
(except for the Opterons in the 2xx/4xx multiprocessor series) and hence performance is identical. Athlon64 allow multiplier change downwards but not upwards. Athlon64 FX allows multiplier changes both upwards and downwards (thats why overclockers with lots of money to burn prefer them). Opterons don't allow you to change multiplier at all (ie most restictive for overclocking). So if your not planning to overclock get the cheapest one at the sped your want (almost certainly its a Athlon64 although there are some cheap 1xx Opterons out there). Mr. Mustang wrote: Which is a better line for gaming (socket 939), the Athlon 64 bits CPUs or the Opteron line? What are the major differences between the two? Thanks! |
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