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moneymark   02-10-2006 at 01:31:31 PM

Thank you for taking the time to read my posting. I’m new round here and require some help with components for the new PC I am planning to build.

I had choosen upon the dual core 3800+ chip, however I now have slightly more money to spend and wondered if it was worth paying the extra for the dual 4400+?

Is there must difference between the 2 chips or should I just put the money towards some better componants?

Thanks in advance for you help.

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strangestranger   02-10-2006 at 02:11:16 PM
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hope this helps. you should check out THG's cpu chart and also this article

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/cpu/article.php/3261_3565416__1

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rodney_ws   02-10-2006 at 02:28:53 PM
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LOL... that post wasn't about the X2-3800 or the X2-4400.

My personal take... if money isn't an issue, go with the 4400+... it should be a fairly easy overclock to 2.6 GHz (FX-60 speed) or an overclock to 2.4 GHz would be a no brainer (X2-4800 speed)

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strangestranger   02-10-2006 at 02:31:13 PM
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if you actually looked at the link it does a comparison of all of the x2 cpu's which is what he needs.

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bunika   02-10-2006 at 02:34:17 PM
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I was thinking about X2 4400+ also. But i don't know how to overclock. I would really appreciate if someone could explain that. Do I need some "special" cooler etc. Thanks

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Luminaris   02-10-2006 at 02:39:07 PM
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AMD comes with pretty good coolers so you can OC fairly well just on that alone. If your into extreme OC'ing, I suggest you get a cooler to match.

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bunika   02-10-2006 at 02:44:44 PM
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Any tips how to do that?

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penguin_d   02-10-2006 at 04:00:34 PM
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Hey,

If you are looking at X2's you should also look at the opteron 170-180 series, as they are much better overclockers, the 175's can hit 2.775GHz/core rather easily.

Just make sure to do the research and find the right stepping code for the processor you wish to purchase... All chips are not created equal.

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dvdpiddy   02-10-2006 at 04:31:11 PM
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ya get the opty 165

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bunika   02-11-2006 at 04:29:07 AM
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thanks man. according to this, you can oc 170 to 2.9-3.1 and 180 to 2.7? so i guess 170 is better choice then?

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bunika   02-11-2006 at 04:30:22 AM
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btw, what are cold bugs?

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