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pudge88
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_ 		13. April 2006 @ 16:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
AMD Opteron 250 2.4 GHz Socket 940 1MB L2 Cache ($609)

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.2GHz Dual Core Socket 939 1MB L2 Cache ($548)

ya i guess Opteron is better cuz its more expiense but i dont no why? lol
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Sniping_G
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_ 		13. April 2006 @ 17:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well the price differs beecause ur looking at 2.2ghz to 2.4ghz which is a big diffrence which casue the price to go up
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trgrpullr
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_ 		14. April 2006 @ 07:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you want to use an enthusiast/consumer board, get the X2 4400. Socket 940 is generally only used now for commercial/server systems, FAR less choices in motherboards. Also, the X2 proccessor is dual-core, so it will be better for multitasking. You can easily overclock the X2 to over 2.4 GHz, so don't concern yourself with the clock speed. Get the X2 4400+.
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_ 		14. April 2006 @ 12:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You really shouldn't be looking at the Opteron 250, as it is a 2-way CPU, not a dual core.
It will work as a 1 way CPU, but that is just wasting money.
It really is designed to be used in conjunction with another identical CPU in a dual CPU board.
You need to look at either a 150 for a single core Opteron, or 165, 170, 175, 180 for a dual core.
The equivalent clock speed to a 4400x2 is the Opteron 175 which is still slightly more expensive.
The Opterons are made for servers and as such are made to a higher standard, they do overclock better than the other AMDs.
The 4400x2 is definitely the best choice of the x2 CPUs if you can't stretch to the 4800 or fx60, as it too has the 2x1MB cache.
The entire dual core Opterons have the 2x1MB cache which means that it may be worth looking at the 170 as an alternative to the 4400x2.
Best value single core Opteron is the 148 which overclocks like on other (2.5GHz+ on air)

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