gaming Opteron question

[joncrap]

I'm a long time builder of my own systems, but i'm relatively new to the overclocking scene. I've recently heard that opterons can be overclocked really easily and will exceed even FX-57 performance for really cheap. Being the tightwad that i am, I figured i'd look into this.

Is there a downside to the opteron chips in a gaming rig? And what one would be the best bang for the buck(read: $200ish)? the 148?

 

[dvdpiddy]

the 146 and the opty can oc like crazy(ahhhhhhh me so crazy)crazier than crizazy kid on ritalin!

 

[jokersgrin]

Here is a review on the opty 165 dual core!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/opteron-165.html

The single core opty's do OC like mad but this little dullie is just as good

 

[Dresden]

not considering price, which opty processor kicks the most ass? And which core is better, the denmark, or the italy????

 

[dvdpiddy]

denmark italy requires registered and ecc ram and that can hamper ocing efforts

 

[boilermaker_jb1]

i've got a opty 170 and it is overclocked to 2.6 stock voltage stable it would probably go to 2.8 or 3 but i've not had the time to really play with it i've owned it for about a month i would highly reccomend it

 

[sleepdeprived82]

As per sig

 

[joncrap]

thanks for the replies. i'm gonna pick up a 146 and OC it with stock voltage on a DFI Lanparty XXX till i can afford to cool it properly

 

[illicitsc]

3000+ venice oc like crazy too.